Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and NUTS 2 region in Belgium
Belgium: Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and NUTS 2 region was 62,905 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and NUTS 2 region in Belgium, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and nuts 2 region in Belgium is 62,905 Number, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and nuts 2 region in Belgium peaked at 173,099 Number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 61,831 Number, in 2021.
Belgium ranks 9th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and NUTS 2 region in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 67,067 Number | — |
| 2014 | 67,967 Number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 67,875 Number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 66,530 Number | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 67,159 Number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 173,099 Number | +157.7% |
| 2019 | 167,639 Number | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 69,201 Number | -58.7% |
| 2021 | 61,831 Number | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 63,425 Number | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 63,241 Number | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 62,905 Number | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96,762 Number | 66,530 Number | 173,099 Number | 7 |
| 2020s | 64,121 Number | 61,831 Number | 69,201 Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0691 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and nuts 2 region in Belgium?
- Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and nuts 2 region in Belgium was 62,905 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and nuts 2 region recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 173,099 Number in 2018.
- What is the lowest pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and nuts 2 region recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,831 Number in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and nuts 2 region?
- Belgium ranks 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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