School enrollment, preprimary, male in Belgium
Belgium: School enrollment, preprimary, male was 111.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Belgium, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Belgium stood at 111.7%.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Belgium peaked at 120.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 99.3%, in 1971.
That places Belgium 9th out of 194 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 99.3% | — |
| 1972 | 99.7% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 100.9% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 104.0% | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 106.1% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 108.0% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 106.7% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 103.0% | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 101.0% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 101.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 102.4% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 104.6% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 107.0% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 109.7% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 111.5% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 111.3% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 107.6% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 104.4% | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 102.3% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 103.1% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 104.3% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 110.9% | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 114.2% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 117.2% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 118.8% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 117.3% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 109.3% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 110.3% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 111.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 112.7% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 115.4% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 116.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 119.8% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 119.3% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 118.5% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 118.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 118.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 119.7% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 120.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 120.4% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 119.2% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 118.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 117.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 116.3% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 115.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 113.9% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 113.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 111.7% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 103.2% | 99.3% | 108.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 106.2% | 101.0% | 111.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 111.9% | 103.1% | 118.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 116.0% | 110.3% | 119.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 117.5% | 113.2% | 120.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.7% | 111.7% | 111.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, male in Belgium?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Belgium was 111.7% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 120.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.3% in 1971.
- How does Belgium rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Belgium ranks 9th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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, male (% 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.