School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Belgium
Belgium: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 264,333 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
264,333 number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
116th
of 205 countries
All-time high
481,592 number
in 1977
All-time low
239,657 number
in 1993
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Belgium, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Belgium stood at 264,333 number.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Belgium peaked at 481,592 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 239,657 number, in 1993.
Belgium ranks 116th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Belgium, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 444,872 number | — |
| 1971 | 451,702 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 459,016 number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 465,754 number | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 471,706 number | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 477,122 number | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 481,322 number | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 481,592 number | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 476,931 number | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 468,649 number | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 458,305 number | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 447,289 number | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 436,536 number | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 427,184 number | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 418,876 number | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 411,044 number | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 403,301 number | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 395,624 number | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 387,870 number | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 380,364 number | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 373,192 number | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 366,784 number | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 362,227 number | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 239,657 number | -33.8% |
| 1994 | 240,167 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 240,943 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 242,006 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 242,663 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 242,801 number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 242,989 number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 243,392 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 244,067 number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 245,619 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 247,699 number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 250,114 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 252,825 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 255,357 number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 255,615 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 253,300 number | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 250,292 number | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 247,464 number | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 244,836 number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 243,626 number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 243,769 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 244,665 number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 245,564 number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 246,955 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 250,237 number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 254,690 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 259,519 number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 264,333 number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 467,867 number | 444,872 number | 481,592 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 416,639 number | 380,364 number | 458,305 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 279,343 number | 239,657 number | 373,192 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 249,828 number | 243,392 number | 255,615 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 248,132 number | 243,626 number | 259,519 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 264,333 number | 264,333 number | 264,333 number | 1 |
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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 264,333 number in 2020, 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 481,592 number in 1977.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 239,657 number in 1993.
- How does Belgium rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Belgium ranks 116th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.