School age population, tertiary education, female in Belgium
Belgium: School age population, tertiary education, female was 319,234 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, female in Belgium, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, female in Belgium stood at 319,234 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Belgium peaked at 395,479 number in 1983 and was at its lowest, 297,813 number, in 2001.
That places Belgium 93rd out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 363,404 number | 354,792 number | 382,359 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 383,140 number | 358,319 number | 395,479 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 325,605 number | 300,622 number | 351,606 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 309,341 number | 297,813 number | 320,942 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 328,280 number | 319,234 number | 334,627 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 90 Sierra Leone 329,195 number compare
- 91 El Salvador 329,118 number compare
- 92 Azerbaijan 327,625 number compare
- 94 Israel 296,279 number compare
- 95 Nicaragua 294,831 number compare
- 96 Sweden 288,581 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, female in Belgium?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Belgium was 319,234 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 395,479 number in 1983.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 297,813 number in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Belgium ranks 93rd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, 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 tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.