School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Belgium
Belgium: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 69,057 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Belgium, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Belgium is 69,057 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Belgium peaked at 82,092 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 61,443 number, in 1991.
That places Belgium 93rd 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, male in Belgium, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 77,867 number | — |
| 1971 | 78,962 number | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 80,117 number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 81,015 number | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 81,806 number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 82,092 number | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 81,295 number | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 79,618 number | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 77,965 number | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 76,165 number | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 74,342 number | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 72,856 number | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 71,597 number | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 70,214 number | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 68,833 number | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 67,501 number | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 66,147 number | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 64,802 number | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 63,625 number | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 62,530 number | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 61,706 number | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 61,443 number | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 61,531 number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 61,653 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 61,879 number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 62,145 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 62,285 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 62,258 number | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 62,313 number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 62,392 number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 62,561 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 62,945 number | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 63,437 number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 63,914 number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 64,516 number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 64,910 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 64,574 number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 63,684 number | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 62,962 number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 62,267 number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 61,704 number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 61,562 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 61,821 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 62,090 number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 62,367 number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 62,881 number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 63,839 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 65,181 number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 66,506 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 67,863 number | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 69,057 number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79,690 number | 76,165 number | 82,092 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 68,245 number | 62,530 number | 74,342 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 61,960 number | 61,443 number | 62,392 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 63,577 number | 62,267 number | 64,910 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,581 number | 61,562 number | 67,863 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 69,057 number | 69,057 number | 69,057 number | 1 |
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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, male in Belgium?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Belgium was 69,057 number in 2020, 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 82,092 number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,443 number in 1991.
- How does Belgium rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Belgium ranks 93rd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.