School enrollment, preprimary, female in Belgium
Belgium: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 113.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Belgium, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary, female in Belgium is 113.2%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Belgium peaked at 120.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 100.3%, in 1971.
Belgium ranks 5th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 100.3% | — |
| 1972 | 100.9% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 101.9% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 105.3% | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 106.9% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 108.7% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 107.4% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 103.2% | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 101.5% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 101.6% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 103.8% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 106.5% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 108.5% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 110.6% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 112.0% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 111.9% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 108.1% | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 104.9% | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 103.0% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 103.7% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 104.6% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 111.0% | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 114.4% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 117.1% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 117.6% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 116.7% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 107.7% | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 109.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 110.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 112.3% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 114.2% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 115.4% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 119.0% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 118.4% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 117.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 117.5% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 118.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 119.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 120.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 119.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 118.5% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 117.7% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 116.6% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 115.9% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 115.0% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 114.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 113.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 113.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 104.0% | 100.3% | 108.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 107.1% | 101.6% | 112.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 111.6% | 103.7% | 117.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 115.2% | 109.1% | 119.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 117.1% | 113.9% | 120.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.2% | 113.2% | 113.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 enrollment, preprimary, female in Belgium?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Belgium was 113.2% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 120.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.3% in 1971.
- How does Belgium rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Belgium ranks 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.