School age population, secondary education, male in Belgium
Belgium: School age population, secondary education, male was 397,973 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
397,973 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
98th
of 205 countries
All-time high
490,064 number
in 1978
All-time low
371,588 number
in 1996
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Belgium, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in Belgium is 397,973 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Belgium peaked at 490,064 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 371,588 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, male in Belgium, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 444,972 number | — |
| 1971 | 451,039 number | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 459,104 number | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 466,947 number | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 473,833 number | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 480,299 number | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 486,090 number | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 489,410 number | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 490,064 number | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 488,021 number | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 482,952 number | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 474,762 number | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 464,272 number | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 453,488 number | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 443,187 number | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 433,607 number | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 425,036 number | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 417,359 number | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 409,886 number | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 402,463 number | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 395,163 number | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 388,263 number | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 382,346 number | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 377,647 number | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 374,197 number | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 372,132 number | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 371,588 number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 372,349 number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 373,108 number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 373,733 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 374,388 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 375,237 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 377,754 number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 379,723 number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 381,625 number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 384,041 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 387,200 number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 391,064 number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 393,161 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 393,345 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 391,691 number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 388,321 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 385,367 number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 382,531 number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 380,518 number | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 379,460 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 379,873 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 383,032 number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 387,325 number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 392,275 number | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 397,973 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 472,978 number | 444,972 number | 490,064 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 440,701 number | 402,463 number | 482,952 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 378,053 number | 371,588 number | 395,163 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 383,754 number | 374,388 number | 393,345 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 385,039 number | 379,460 number | 392,275 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 397,973 number | 397,973 number | 397,973 number | 1 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Belgium?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Belgium was 397,973 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 490,064 number in 1978.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 371,588 number in 1996.
- How does Belgium rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Belgium ranks 98th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.