School age population, early childhood education, female in Belgium
Belgium: School age population, early childhood education, female was 349,441 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
349,441
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
87th
of 207 countries
All-time high
368,506
in 2018
All-time low
349,441
in 2024
Years of data
7
2018–2024
School age population, early childhood education, female in Belgium, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, female in Belgium stood at 349,441. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
That places Belgium 87th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 368,506 | — |
| 2019 | 364,092 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 361,342 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 355,653 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 353,934 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 353,164 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 349,441 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 366,299 | 364,092 | 368,506 | 2 |
| 2020s | 354,707 | 349,441 | 361,342 | 5 |
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More education data for Belgium
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0691 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 397,681 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Belgium?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Belgium was 349,441 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 368,506 in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 349,441 in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Belgium ranks 87th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release