Population of compulsory school age, female in Belgium

Belgium: Population of compulsory school age, female was 768,247 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
768,247 number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
82nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
768,247 number
in 2020
All-time low
710,554 number
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Population of compulsory school age, female in Belgium, 1998–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1998200920201998: 710.6k number1999: 713.0k number2000: 715.6k number2001: 718.4k number2002: 722.9k number2003: 725.6k number2004: 726.5k number2005: 726.4k number2006: 726.0k number2007: 727.5k number2008: 728.0k number2009: 727.4k number2010: 726.3k number2011: 724.9k number2012: 725.5k number2013: 727.1k number2014: 730.1k number2015: 734.6k number2016: 740.5k number2017: 748.7k number2018: 756.3k number2019: 762.7k number2020: 768.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Belgium is 768,247 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Belgium peaked at 768,247 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 710,554 number, in 1998.

That places Belgium 82nd out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 711,752 number 710,554 number 712,951 number 2
2000s 724,422 number 715,584 number 727,965 number 10
2010s 737,660 number 724,900 number 762,710 number 10
2020s 768,247 number 768,247 number 768,247 number 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Belgium?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Belgium was 768,247 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 768,247 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 710,554 number in 1998.
How does Belgium rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Belgium ranks 82nd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.