School age population, primary education, female in Belgium
Belgium: School age population, primary education, female was 391,204 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in Belgium, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Belgium is 391,204 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Belgium peaked at 461,769 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 347,583 number, in 1990.
That places Belgium 92nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 444,416 number | 411,707 number | 461,769 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 372,492 number | 348,061 number | 403,991 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 352,532 number | 347,583 number | 358,146 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 358,286 number | 350,699 number | 363,699 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 369,391 number | 351,239 number | 390,127 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 391,204 number | 391,204 number | 391,204 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, primary education, female in Belgium?
- School age population, primary education, female in Belgium was 391,204 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 461,769 number in 1972.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 347,583 number in 1990.
- How does Belgium rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Belgium ranks 92nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.