Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male in Belgium

Belgium: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male was 115.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
115.3%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
2nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
120.8%
in 2011
All-time low
109.3%
in 1999
Years of data
18
1999–2017

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male in Belgium, 1999–2017

02550751001251999200820171999: 109.3 %2001: 111 %2002: 112.7 %2003: 115.4 %2004: 116.3 %2005: 119.8 %2006: 119.3 %2007: 118.5 %2008: 118.3 %2009: 118.5 %2010: 119.7 %2011: 120.8 %2012: 120.4 %2013: 119.2 %2014: 118.7 %2015: 117.4 %2016: 116.3 %2017: 115.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male in Belgium stood at 115.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male in Belgium peaked at 120.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 109.3%, in 1999.

That places Belgium 2nd out of 164 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male (%) in Belgium, 1999 to 2017.
Year % Change
1999 109.3%
2001 111.0% +1.5%
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 109.3% 109.3% 109.3% 1
2000s 116.7% 111.0% 119.8% 9
2010s 118.5% 115.3% 120.8% 8

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 1 Liberia 124.6% compare
  2. 3 Czechia 111.1% compare
  3. 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 109.6% compare
  4. 5 Malta 108.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male in Belgium?
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male in Belgium was 115.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 120.8% in 2011.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 109.3% in 1999.
How does Belgium rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male?
Belgium ranks 2nd out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 2,633 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official early childhood education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.