School age population, primary education, both sexes in Belgium
Belgium: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 806,360 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
806,360 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
92nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
946,284 number
in 1972
All-time low
715,240 number
in 1990
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Belgium, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Belgium stood at 806,360 number.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Belgium peaked at 946,284 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 715,240 number, in 1990.
Belgium ranks 92nd 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, primary education, both sexes in Belgium, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 935,918 number | — |
| 1971 | 942,171 number | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 946,284 number | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 944,034 number | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 935,120 number | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 919,727 number | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 899,797 number | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 879,962 number | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 861,268 number | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 843,977 number | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 828,285 number | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 813,783 number | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 798,380 number | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 782,680 number | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 767,206 number | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 752,501 number | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 739,134 number | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 727,994 number | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 720,162 number | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 715,896 number | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 715,240 number | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 717,321 number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 719,219 number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 721,364 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 723,583 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 725,738 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 728,123 number | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 729,697 number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 731,855 number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 734,644 number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 738,061 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 741,655 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 744,216 number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 744,161 number | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 741,180 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 735,181 number | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 727,467 number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 721,344 number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 717,570 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 716,362 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 717,946 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 722,006 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 727,909 number | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 736,007 number | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 746,341 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 758,664 number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 771,784 number | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 784,341 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 794,611 number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 802,098 number | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 806,360 number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 910,826 number | 843,977 number | 946,284 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 764,602 number | 715,896 number | 828,285 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 724,678 number | 715,240 number | 734,644 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 732,720 number | 716,362 number | 744,216 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 756,171 number | 717,946 number | 802,098 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 806,360 number | 806,360 number | 806,360 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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, primary education, both sexes in Belgium?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Belgium was 806,360 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 946,284 number in 1972.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 715,240 number in 1990.
- How does Belgium rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Belgium ranks 92nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.