School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Belgium
Belgium: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 279,994 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Belgium, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Belgium is 279,994, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Belgium peaked at 279,994 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 241,574, in 2008.
Belgium ranks 117th of 220 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 244,509 | — |
| 2002 | 249,144 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 253,692 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 258,518 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 258,758 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 253,780 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 245,865 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 241,574 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 242,815 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 245,117 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 246,174 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 244,601 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 246,304 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 246,767 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 243,610 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 243,899 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 249,003 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 254,789 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 260,960 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 266,523 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 271,360 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 275,052 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 279,469 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 279,994 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 249,851 | 241,574 | 258,758 | 9 |
| 2010s | 248,122 | 243,610 | 260,960 | 10 |
| 2020s | 274,480 | 266,523 | 279,994 | 5 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2912 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 66,778 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,985 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 311,113 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4819 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 239,886 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.045 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Belgium?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Belgium was 279,994 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 279,994 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 241,574 in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Belgium ranks 117th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release