School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Belgium
Belgium: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 653,387 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
653,387 number
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
92nd
of 203 countries
All-time high
808,925 number
in 1983
All-time low
610,410 number
in 2001
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Belgium, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 653,387 number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Belgium peaked at 808,925 number in 1983 and was at its lowest, 610,410 number, in 2001.
Belgium ranks 92nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Belgium, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 725,668 number | — |
| 1971 | 728,653 number | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 725,396 number | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 722,441 number | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 724,737 number | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 731,205 number | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 741,751 number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 754,581 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 768,060 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 780,263 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 791,237 number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 801,084 number | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 807,402 number | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 808,925 number | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 804,821 number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 795,626 number | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 781,307 number | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 764,430 number | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 747,834 number | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 732,945 number | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 719,163 number | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 706,377 number | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 695,773 number | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 684,768 number | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 672,790 number | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 659,931 number | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 646,048 number | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 633,363 number | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 623,004 number | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 615,798 number | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 611,576 number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 610,410 number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 617,994 number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 625,947 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 632,730 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 637,708 number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 639,747 number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 643,278 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 646,926 number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 651,500 number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 656,517 number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 662,088 number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 671,019 number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 677,369 number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 679,353 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 676,967 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 669,740 number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 661,246 number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 653,387 number | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 740,276 number | 722,441 number | 780,263 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 783,561 number | 732,945 number | 808,925 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 665,702 number | 615,798 number | 719,163 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 631,782 number | 610,410 number | 651,500 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 667,521 number | 653,387 number | 679,353 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 89 Azerbaijan 692,066 number compare
- 90 Paraguay 676,282 number compare
- 91 Sierra Leone 662,880 number compare
- 93 El Salvador 648,643 number compare
- 94 Israel 608,855 number compare
- 95 Nicaragua 606,520 number compare
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Belgium?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Belgium was 653,387 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 808,925 number in 1983.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 610,410 number in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Belgium ranks 92nd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.