Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Belgium
Belgium: Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages was 1.12 million Number in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Belgium, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1.12 million Number for pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Belgium peaked at 1.56 million Number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.09 million Number, in 2020.
That places Belgium 15th out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.45 million Number | — |
| 2014 | 1.47 million Number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.50 million Number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.49 million Number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.53 million Number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.52 million Number | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.56 million Number | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.09 million Number | -29.9% |
| 2021 | 1.11 million Number | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.11 million Number | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.13 million Number | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.12 million Number | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.50 million Number | 1.45 million Number | 1.56 million Number | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.11 million Number | 1.09 million Number | 1.13 million Number | 5 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 397,681 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1517 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0338 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 416,707 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1203 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0354 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.61 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Belgium?
- Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Belgium was 1.12 million Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 million Number in 2019.
- What is the lowest pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 million Number in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages?
- Belgium ranks 15th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. 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 by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages studied - absolute numbers and % of pupils by number of languages studied. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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