School age population, secondary education, female in Belgium
Belgium: School age population, secondary education, female was 377,043 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
377,043 number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
98th
of 205 countries
All-time high
467,986 number
in 1978
All-time low
351,959 number
in 1996
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Belgium, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 377,043 number for school age population, secondary education, female in 2020.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Belgium peaked at 467,986 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 351,959 number, in 1996.
Belgium ranks 98th of 205 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, secondary education, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 426,579 number | — |
| 1971 | 432,102 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 439,801 number | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 447,224 number | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 453,619 number | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 459,480 number | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 464,568 number | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 467,583 number | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 467,986 number | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 465,774 number | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 460,680 number | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 452,657 number | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 442,734 number | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 432,465 number | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 422,572 number | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 413,300 number | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 404,940 number | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 397,656 number | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 390,385 number | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 383,010 number | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 375,616 number | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 368,484 number | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 362,859 number | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 358,270 number | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 354,799 number | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 352,623 number | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 351,959 number | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 352,946 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 353,972 number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 354,805 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 355,570 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 356,393 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 359,435 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 361,858 number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 364,100 number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 366,677 number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 369,819 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 374,255 number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 376,539 number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 376,716 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 375,084 number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 371,956 number | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 369,774 number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 367,270 number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 365,087 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 363,465 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 363,069 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 365,559 number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 368,847 number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 372,583 number | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 377,043 number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 452,472 number | 426,579 number | 467,986 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 420,040 number | 383,010 number | 460,680 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 358,633 number | 351,959 number | 375,616 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 366,136 number | 355,570 number | 376,716 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 368,269 number | 363,069 number | 375,084 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 377,043 number | 377,043 number | 377,043 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 95 Turkmenistan 395,859 number compare
- 96 Paraguay 390,828 number compare
- 97 Hungary 378,399 number compare
- 99 Cuba 366,122 number compare
- 100 Kyrgyzstan 364,614 number compare
- 101 El Salvador 344,899 number compare
More education data for Belgium
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Belgium?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Belgium was 377,043 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 467,986 number in 1978.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 351,959 number in 1996.
- How does Belgium rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Belgium ranks 98th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.