School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Belgium
Belgium: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 415,156 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
415,156 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
91st
of 206 countries
All-time high
484,515 number
in 1972
All-time low
365,663 number
in 2009
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Belgium, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Belgium stood at 415,156 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Belgium peaked at 484,515 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 365,663 number, in 2009.
Belgium ranks 91st 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, male (number) (School male) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 478,948 number | — |
| 1971 | 482,301 number | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 484,515 number | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 483,434 number | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 478,911 number | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 471,059 number | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 460,889 number | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 450,676 number | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 441,096 number | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 432,270 number | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 424,294 number | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 416,949 number | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 409,087 number | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 401,111 number | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 393,283 number | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 385,882 number | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 379,183 number | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 373,649 number | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 369,830 number | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 367,835 number | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 367,657 number | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 368,849 number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 369,739 number | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 370,745 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 371,772 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 372,743 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 373,800 number | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 374,383 number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 375,273 number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 376,498 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 378,047 number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 379,696 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 380,712 number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 380,462 number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 378,750 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 375,483 number | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 371,322 number | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 368,060 number | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 366,144 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 365,663 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 366,707 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 369,062 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 372,144 number | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 376,197 number | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 381,345 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 387,577 number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 394,372 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 401,222 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 407,204 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 411,971 number | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 415,156 number | +0.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 415,156 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 116,623 number, 3.6× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 415,156 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 230,723 number, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 466,410 number | 432,270 number | 484,515 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 392,110 number | 367,835 number | 424,294 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 372,146 number | 367,657 number | 376,498 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 374,434 number | 365,663 number | 380,712 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 386,780 number | 366,707 number | 411,971 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 415,156 number | 415,156 number | 415,156 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, primary education, male in Belgium?
- School age population, primary education, male in Belgium was 415,156 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 484,515 number in 1972.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 365,663 number in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Belgium ranks 91st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.