School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Belgium
Belgium: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 392,747 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
392,747 number
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
98th
of 206 countries
All-time high
466,571 number
in 1970
All-time low
344,827 number
in 2004
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Belgium, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 392,747 number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Belgium peaked at 466,571 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 344,827 number, in 2004.
That places Belgium 98th out of 206 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Belgium, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 466,571 number | — |
| 1971 | 459,798 number | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 448,201 number | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 434,218 number | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 420,138 number | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 412,141 number | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 404,013 number | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 397,430 number | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 392,016 number | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 386,923 number | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 379,234 number | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 372,492 number | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 365,958 number | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 359,996 number | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 355,099 number | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 352,707 number | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 351,068 number | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 352,343 number | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 354,928 number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 357,780 number | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 357,586 number | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 358,382 number | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 358,578 number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 358,933 number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 359,844 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 363,514 number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 365,855 number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 367,189 number | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 368,079 number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 368,030 number | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 365,102 number | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 362,289 number | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 356,472 number | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 350,111 number | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 344,827 number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 345,056 number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 346,297 number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 349,066 number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 353,498 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 358,951 number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 363,779 number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 368,916 number | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 376,657 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 384,556 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 391,420 number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 394,029 number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 395,860 number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 395,964 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 394,659 number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 392,734 number | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 392,747 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 422,145 number | 386,923 number | 466,571 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 360,160 number | 351,068 number | 379,234 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 362,599 number | 357,586 number | 368,079 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 353,167 number | 344,827 number | 365,102 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 385,857 number | 363,779 number | 395,964 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 392,747 number | 392,747 number | 392,747 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Belgium?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Belgium was 392,747 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 466,571 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 344,827 number in 2004.
- How does Belgium rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Belgium ranks 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.