School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Belgium
Belgium: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 190,146 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
190,146 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
98th
of 206 countries
All-time high
227,426 number
in 1970
All-time low
169,007 number
in 2004
Years of data
51
1970–2020
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.
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 227,426 number | — |
| 1971 | 224,119 number | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 218,468 number | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 211,674 number | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 204,838 number | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 200,939 number | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 196,957 number | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 193,749 number | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 191,086 number | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 188,565 number | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 184,774 number | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 181,440 number | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 178,201 number | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 175,237 number | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 172,799 number | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 171,648 number | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 170,836 number | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 171,424 number | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 172,655 number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 174,017 number | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 173,851 number | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 174,213 number | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 174,377 number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 174,642 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 175,204 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 177,157 number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 178,463 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 179,257 number | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 179,831 number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 179,938 number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 178,617 number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 177,310 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 174,568 number | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 171,540 number | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 169,007 number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 169,092 number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 169,655 number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 170,781 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 172,694 number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 175,149 number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 177,524 number | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 180,070 number | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 183,991 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 188,028 number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 191,527 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 192,839 number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 193,577 number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 193,209 number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 192,030 number | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 190,537 number | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 190,146 number | -0.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 190,146 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 61,132 number, 3.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 190,146 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 118,954 number, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.32 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.34 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- 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)
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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.