School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Belgium

Belgium: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 70,102 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
70,102
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
99th
of 222 countries
All-time high
70,681
in 2022
All-time low
61,080
in 2007
Years of data
24
2001–2024

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Belgium, 2001–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2001201220242001: 63.8k2002: 65.3k2003: 66.2k2004: 65.4k2005: 63.2k2006: 61.7k2007: 61.1k2008: 61.8k2009: 62.2k2010: 61.6k2011: 61.9k2012: 63.2k2013: 62.1k2014: 61.5k2015: 62.1k2016: 64.4k2017: 65.5k2018: 67.0k2019: 67.9k2020: 70.1k2021: 69.9k2022: 70.7k2023: 70.6k2024: 70.1k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 70,102 for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Belgium peaked at 70,681 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 61,080, in 2007.

That places Belgium 99th out of 222 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number) in Belgium, 2001 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2001 63,769
2002 65,262 +2.3%
2003 66,236 +1.5%
2004 65,410 -1.2%
2005 63,228 -3.3%
2006 61,681 -2.4%
2007 61,080 -1.0%
2008 61,827 +1.2%
2009 62,187 +0.6%
2010 61,634 -0.9%
2011 61,872 +0.4%
2012 63,166 +2.1%
2013 62,114 -1.7%
2014 61,514 -1.0%
2015 62,145 +1.0%
2016 64,371 +3.6%
2017 65,535 +1.8%
2018 66,973 +2.2%
2019 67,890 +1.4%
2020 70,073 +3.2%
2021 69,912 -0.2%
2022 70,681 +1.1%
2023 70,559 -0.2%
2024 70,102 -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63,409 61,080 66,236 9
2010s 63,721 61,514 67,890 10
2020s 70,265 69,912 70,681 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Belgium?
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Belgium was 70,102 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 70,681 in 2022.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 61,080 in 2007.
How does Belgium rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
Belgium ranks 99th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,699 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release