Population of compulsory school age, male in Belgium

Belgium: Population of compulsory school age, male was 813,129 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
813,129 number
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
82nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
813,129 number
in 2020
All-time low
748,381 number
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2020

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1998200920201998: 748.4k number1999: 750.2k number2000: 752.4k number2001: 754.9k number2002: 758.5k number2003: 760.2k number2004: 760.4k number2005: 759.5k number2006: 758.5k number2007: 759.1k number2008: 759.3k number2009: 759.0k number2010: 758.4k number2011: 757.4k number2012: 757.5k number2013: 758.7k number2014: 761.9k number2015: 767.0k number2016: 774.2k number2017: 784.3k number2018: 794.5k number2019: 804.2k number2020: 813.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in Belgium is 813,129 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Belgium peaked at 813,129 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 748,381 number, in 1998.

Belgium ranks 82nd of 186 countries on this measure, 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 749,306 number 748,381 number 750,231 number 2
2000s 758,188 number 752,435 number 760,375 number 10
2010s 771,819 number 757,383 number 804,246 number 10
2020s 813,129 number 813,129 number 813,129 number 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 79 Paraguay 895,354 number compare
  2. 80 El Salvador 884,975 number compare
  3. 81 Tajikistan, Republic of 872,480 number compare
  4. 83 Tunisia 805,402 number compare
  5. 84 Azerbaijan, Republic of 786,384 number compare
  6. 85 Haiti 747,099 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

More reference data data for Belgium

All data for Belgium β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Belgium?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Belgium was 813,129 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 813,129 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 748,381 number in 1998.
How does Belgium rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Belgium ranks 82nd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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 male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.