School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Belgium
Belgium: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 60,751 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Belgium, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Belgium stood at 60,751.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Belgium peaked at 65,596 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 56,400, in 2008.
Belgium ranks 103rd 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 | 56,914 | — |
| 2002 | 57,775 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 57,665 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 56,916 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 56,854 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 57,667 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 57,363 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 56,400 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 57,403 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 59,055 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 60,731 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 62,733 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 63,203 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 64,355 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 64,712 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 65,596 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 64,679 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 64,510 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 63,093 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 63,114 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 61,925 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 61,495 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 61,068 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 60,751 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57,217 | 56,400 | 57,775 | 9 |
| 2010s | 63,267 | 59,055 | 65,596 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,671 | 60,751 | 63,114 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 568,692 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 431,997 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.0553 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 550,999 (2023)
- 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)
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 60,751 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 65,596 in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,400 in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Belgium ranks 103rd 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 5.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release