School age population, tertiary education, male in Belgium
Belgium: School age population, tertiary education, male was 350,295 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Belgium, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, male in Belgium stood at 350,295. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Belgium peaked at 350,295 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 313,981, in 2005.
Belgium ranks 93rd of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 321,070 | — |
| 2002 | 320,543 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 318,354 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 315,347 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 313,981 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 314,767 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 318,485 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 323,635 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 331,056 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 337,139 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 346,284 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 347,526 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 346,296 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 340,668 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 336,193 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 336,596 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 333,971 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 333,274 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 334,974 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 335,783 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 334,825 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 337,621 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 345,272 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 350,295 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 319,693 | 313,981 | 331,056 | 9 |
| 2010s | 339,292 | 333,274 | 347,526 | 10 |
| 2020s | 340,759 | 334,825 | 350,295 | 5 |
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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, male in Belgium?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Belgium was 350,295 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 350,295 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 313,981 in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Belgium ranks 93rd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release