School age population, upper secondary education, male in Belgium
Belgium: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 286,775 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Belgium, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in Belgium is 286,775, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Belgium peaked at 286,775 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 244,373, in 2001.
That places Belgium 84th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 244,373 | — |
| 2002 | 245,779 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 249,305 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 253,997 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 257,838 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 263,043 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 265,682 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 265,544 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 262,178 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 257,349 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 256,433 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 255,941 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 255,167 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 254,309 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 254,740 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 256,820 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 255,917 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 255,615 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 256,877 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 260,648 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 266,440 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 273,021 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 281,867 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 286,775 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 256,415 | 244,373 | 265,682 | 9 |
| 2010s | 255,917 | 254,309 | 257,349 | 10 |
| 2020s | 273,750 | 260,648 | 286,775 | 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, upper secondary education, male in Belgium?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Belgium was 286,775 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 286,775 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 244,373 in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Belgium ranks 84th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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, upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release