School age population, early childhood education, female in Belgium

Belgium: School age population, early childhood education, female was 372,551 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
372,551 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
83rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
375,207 number
in 2018
All-time low
169,007 number
in 2004
Years of data
22
1999–2020

School age population, early childhood education, female in Belgium, 1999–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1999200920201999: 179.9k number2000: 178.6k number2001: 177.3k number2002: 174.6k number2003: 171.5k number2004: 169.0k number2005: 169.1k number2006: 169.7k number2007: 170.8k number2008: 172.7k number2009: 175.1k number2010: 177.5k number2011: 180.1k number2012: 184.0k number2013: 188.0k number2014: 191.5k number2015: 192.8k number2016: 193.6k number2017: 193.2k number2018: 375.2k number2019: 373.8k number2020: 372.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, early childhood education, female in Belgium stood at 372,551 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 109.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Belgium peaked at 375,207 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 169,007 number, in 2004.

That places Belgium 83rd out of 199 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 179,938 number 179,938 number 179,938 number 1
2000s 172,841 number 169,007 number 178,617 number 10
2010s 224,978 number 177,524 number 375,207 number 10
2020s 372,551 number 372,551 number 372,551 number 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 80 Mauritania 389,499 number compare
  2. 81 Nicaragua 388,304 number compare
  3. 82 Azerbaijan 375,108 number compare
  4. 84 Burundi 358,488 number compare
  5. 85 Cuba 357,109 number compare
  6. 86 Sweden 347,179 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Belgium?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Belgium was 372,551 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 375,207 number in 2018.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 169,007 number in 2004.
How does Belgium rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Belgium ranks 83rd out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 109.9%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/