School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Belgium
Belgium: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 248,498 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Belgium, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Belgium stood at 248,498 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Belgium peaked at 254,273 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 186,747 number, in 1992.
Belgium ranks 84th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 208,984 number | — |
| 1971 | 211,207 number | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 215,356 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 219,540 number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 223,102 number | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 226,411 number | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 229,559 number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 232,475 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 235,180 number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 237,033 number | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 237,007 number | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 234,387 number | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 229,696 number | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 224,000 number | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 218,187 number | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 212,773 number | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 208,239 number | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 204,722 number | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 201,309 number | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 197,713 number | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 193,964 number | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 190,121 number | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 186,747 number | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 241,785 number | +29.5% |
| 1994 | 238,046 number | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 235,484 number | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 234,293 number | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 234,894 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 235,796 number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 236,499 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 237,049 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 237,543 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 239,704 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 241,000 number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 241,986 number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 243,215 number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 245,125 number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 249,378 number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 252,716 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 254,273 number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 253,944 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 252,037 number | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 250,467 number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 247,968 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 245,408 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 243,393 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 242,372 number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 243,327 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 244,599 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 246,186 number | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 248,498 number | +0.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 248,498 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 60,335 number, 4.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 248,498 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100,971 number, 2.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +29.5% | 186,747 number | 241,785 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 223,885 number | 208,984 number | 237,033 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 216,803 number | 197,713 number | 237,007 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 222,763 number | 186,747 number | 241,785 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 244,199 number | 237,049 number | 254,273 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 246,970 number | 242,372 number | 253,944 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 248,498 number | 248,498 number | 248,498 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.32 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.34 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Belgium?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Belgium was 248,498 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 254,273 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 186,747 number in 1992.
- How does Belgium rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Belgium ranks 84th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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, upper secondary 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.