School age population, lower secondary education, male in Belgium
Belgium: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 135,788 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
135,788 number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
116th
of 205 countries
All-time high
246,484 number
in 1977
All-time low
123,172 number
in 1993
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Belgium, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Belgium is 135,788 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Belgium peaked at 246,484 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 123,172 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, male in Belgium, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 227,277 number | — |
| 1971 | 230,807 number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 234,571 number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 238,070 number | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 241,189 number | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 244,053 number | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 246,313 number | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 246,484 number | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 244,125 number | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 239,908 number | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 234,632 number | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 229,019 number | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 223,498 number | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 218,719 number | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 214,491 number | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 210,517 number | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 206,600 number | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 202,690 number | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 198,794 number | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 195,067 number | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 191,540 number | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 188,421 number | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 186,115 number | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 123,172 number | -33.8% |
| 1994 | 123,414 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 123,804 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 124,340 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 124,611 number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 124,625 number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 124,683 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 124,871 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 125,217 number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 125,888 number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 126,841 number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 128,000 number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 129,363 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 130,663 number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 130,738 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 129,477 number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 127,849 number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 126,324 number | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 124,917 number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 124,319 number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 124,467 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 124,986 number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 125,492 number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 126,258 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 128,005 number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 130,442 number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 133,122 number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 135,788 number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 239,280 number | 227,277 number | 246,484 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 213,403 number | 195,067 number | 234,632 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 143,472 number | 123,172 number | 191,540 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 127,891 number | 124,871 number | 130,738 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 126,833 number | 124,319 number | 133,122 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 135,788 number | 135,788 number | 135,788 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Belgium?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Belgium was 135,788 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 246,484 number in 1977.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 123,172 number in 1993.
- How does Belgium rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Belgium ranks 116th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.