School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Belgium
Belgium: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 65,321 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
65,321 number
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
94th
of 204 countries
All-time high
78,253 number
in 1975
All-time low
58,043 number
in 1991
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Belgium, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 65,321 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Belgium peaked at 78,253 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 58,043 number, in 1991.
That places Belgium 94th out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 74,459 number | — |
| 1971 | 75,454 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 76,504 number | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 77,318 number | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 78,028 number | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 78,253 number | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 77,458 number | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 75,880 number | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 74,308 number | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 72,589 number | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 70,841 number | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 69,403 number | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 68,199 number | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 66,871 number | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 65,541 number | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 64,243 number | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 62,902 number | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 61,569 number | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 60,376 number | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 59,240 number | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 58,362 number | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 58,043 number | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 58,153 number | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 58,287 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 58,518 number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 58,792 number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 58,947 number | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 58,989 number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 59,098 number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 59,209 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 59,398 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 59,804 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 60,412 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 60,956 number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 61,564 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 61,963 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 61,703 number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 60,966 number | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 60,353 number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 59,761 number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 59,262 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 59,070 number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 59,210 number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 59,432 number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 59,698 number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 60,186 number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 61,059 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 62,240 number | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 63,332 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 64,420 number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 65,321 number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76,025 number | 72,589 number | 78,253 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 64,918 number | 59,240 number | 70,841 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 58,640 number | 58,043 number | 59,209 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,688 number | 59,398 number | 61,963 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,791 number | 59,070 number | 64,420 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 65,321 number | 65,321 number | 65,321 number | 1 |
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 school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Belgium?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Belgium was 65,321 number in 2020, 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 78,253 number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,043 number in 1991.
- How does Belgium rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Belgium ranks 94th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.