School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Belgium
Belgium: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 67,348 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Belgium, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Belgium is 67,348, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Belgium peaked at 67,594 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 58,277, in 2006.
Belgium ranks 99th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 60,853 | — |
| 2002 | 62,421 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 63,234 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 62,580 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 60,669 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 58,277 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 58,484 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 59,415 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 59,579 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 58,955 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 59,458 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 60,279 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 59,798 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 58,782 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 59,530 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 61,190 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 62,252 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 64,346 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 65,037 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 66,351 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 66,604 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 67,594 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 67,396 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 67,348 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60,612 | 58,277 | 63,234 | 9 |
| 2010s | 60,963 | 58,782 | 65,037 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,059 | 66,351 | 67,594 | 5 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Belgium?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Belgium was 67,348 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 67,594 in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,277 in 2006.
- How does Belgium rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Belgium ranks 99th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release