School age population, pre-primary education, female in Belgium
Belgium: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 190,146 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Belgium, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 190,146 number for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2020.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Belgium peaked at 227,426 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 169,007 number, in 2004.
Belgium ranks 98th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 205,782 number | 188,565 number | 227,426 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 175,303 number | 170,836 number | 184,774 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 176,693 number | 173,851 number | 179,938 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 172,841 number | 169,007 number | 178,617 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 188,333 number | 177,524 number | 193,577 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 190,146 number | 190,146 number | 190,146 number | 1 |
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More education data for Belgium
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.11 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Belgium?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Belgium was 190,146 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 227,426 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 169,007 number in 2004.
- How does Belgium rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Belgium ranks 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.