School age population, upper secondary education, male in Belgium
Belgium: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 262,185 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
262,185 number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
83rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
265,496 number
in 2009
All-time low
196,231 number
in 1992
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Belgium, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in Belgium is 262,185 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Belgium peaked at 265,496 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 196,231 number, in 1992.
Belgium ranks 83rd 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, male in Belgium, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 217,695 number | — |
| 1971 | 220,232 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 224,533 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 228,877 number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 232,644 number | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 236,246 number | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 239,777 number | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 242,926 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 245,939 number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 248,113 number | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 248,320 number | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 245,743 number | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 240,774 number | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 234,769 number | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 228,696 number | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 223,090 number | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 218,436 number | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 214,669 number | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 211,092 number | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 207,396 number | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 203,623 number | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 199,842 number | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 196,231 number | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 254,475 number | +29.7% |
| 1994 | 250,783 number | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 248,328 number | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 247,248 number | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 247,738 number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 248,483 number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 249,050 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 249,517 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 250,020 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 251,866 number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 252,882 number | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 253,625 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 254,678 number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 256,537 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 260,326 number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 263,684 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 265,496 number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 265,367 number | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 263,404 number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 261,048 number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 258,064 number | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 255,532 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 253,968 number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 253,615 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 255,027 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 256,883 number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 259,153 number | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 262,185 number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 233,698 number | 217,695 number | 248,113 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 227,298 number | 207,396 number | 248,320 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 234,580 number | 196,231 number | 254,475 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 255,863 number | 249,517 number | 265,496 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 258,206 number | 253,615 number | 265,367 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 262,185 number | 262,185 number | 262,185 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 80 Tunisia 326,066 number compare
- 81 Netherlands 314,751 number compare
- 82 Australia 309,521 number compare
- 84 Togo 260,181 number compare
- 85 Kazakhstan 229,298 number compare
- 86 Lao People's Democratic Republic 215,325 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, upper secondary education, male in Belgium?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Belgium was 262,185 number in 2020, 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 265,496 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 196,231 number in 1992.
- How does Belgium rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Belgium ranks 83rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.