School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Belgium
Belgium: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 124,045 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Belgium, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Belgium is 124,045, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Belgium peaked at 134,243 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 115,544, in 2008.
Belgium ranks 102nd of 222 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, one year before the official primary entry in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 116,373 | — |
| 2002 | 117,821 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 117,884 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 116,511 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 115,919 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 118,030 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 117,067 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 115,544 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 117,158 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 121,027 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 124,632 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 128,016 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 129,241 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 132,163 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 132,405 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 134,243 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 132,446 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 131,628 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 129,381 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 129,536 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 126,608 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 125,935 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 124,884 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 124,045 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 116,923 | 115,544 | 118,030 | 9 |
| 2010s | 129,518 | 121,027 | 134,243 | 10 |
| 2020s | 126,202 | 124,045 | 129,536 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0691 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Belgium?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Belgium was 124,045 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 134,243 in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 115,544 in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Belgium ranks 102nd out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release