Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Belgium
Belgium: Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 2.94 million in 2012. ▲ Rising
Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Belgium, 1999–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Belgium stood at 2.94 million. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Belgium peaked at 2.94 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.61 million, in 1999.
Belgium ranks 9th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.61 million | — |
| 2000 | 2.64 million | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 2.70 million | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.73 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.77 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.73 million | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 2.79 million | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 2.82 million | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.83 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.86 million | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.88 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 2.91 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.94 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.61 million | 2.61 million | 2.61 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.76 million | 2.64 million | 2.86 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.91 million | 2.88 million | 2.94 million | 3 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Belgium?
- Students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Belgium was 2.94 million in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.94 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest students by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.61 million in 1999.
- How does Belgium rank for students by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- Belgium ranks 9th out of 32 countries with data for 2012.
- Is students by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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