School age population, lower secondary education, female in Belgium
Belgium: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 128,545 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Belgium, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Belgium is 128,545 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Belgium peaked at 235,108 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 116,485 number, in 1993.
That places Belgium 116th out of 205 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, lower secondary education, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 217,595 number | — |
| 1971 | 220,895 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 224,445 number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 227,684 number | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 230,517 number | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 233,069 number | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 235,009 number | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 235,108 number | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 232,806 number | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 228,741 number | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 223,673 number | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 218,270 number | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 213,038 number | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 208,465 number | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 204,385 number | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 200,527 number | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 196,701 number | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 192,934 number | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 189,076 number | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 185,297 number | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 181,652 number | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 178,363 number | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 176,112 number | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 116,485 number | -33.9% |
| 1994 | 116,753 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 117,139 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 117,666 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 118,052 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 118,176 number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 118,306 number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 118,521 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 118,850 number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 119,731 number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 120,858 number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 122,114 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 123,462 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 124,694 number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 124,877 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 123,823 number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 122,443 number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 121,140 number | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 119,919 number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 119,307 number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 119,302 number | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 119,679 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 120,072 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 120,697 number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 122,232 number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 124,248 number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 126,397 number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 128,545 number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 228,587 number | 217,595 number | 235,108 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 203,237 number | 185,297 number | 223,673 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 135,870 number | 116,485 number | 181,652 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 121,937 number | 118,521 number | 124,877 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 121,299 number | 119,302 number | 126,397 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 128,545 number | 128,545 number | 128,545 number | 1 |
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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 128,545 number in 2020, 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 235,108 number in 1977.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 116,485 number in 1993.
- How does Belgium rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Belgium ranks 116th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.