School age population, lower secondary education, female in Belgium
Belgium: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 136,852 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Belgium, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 136,852 for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Belgium peaked at 136,852 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 117,795, in 2008.
That places Belgium 117th out of 220 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, lower secondary education, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 119,257 | — |
| 2002 | 121,653 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 123,926 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 126,311 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 126,491 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 124,241 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 119,978 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 117,795 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 118,919 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 120,070 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 120,461 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 119,737 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 120,470 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 120,795 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 119,217 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 119,169 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 121,558 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 124,166 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 127,552 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 130,486 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 132,351 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 133,936 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 136,468 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 136,852 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 122,063 | 117,795 | 126,491 | 9 |
| 2010s | 121,320 | 119,169 | 127,552 | 10 |
| 2020s | 134,019 | 130,486 | 136,852 | 5 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Belgium?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Belgium was 136,852 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 136,852 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 117,795 in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Belgium ranks 117th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release