School age population, early childhood education, male in Belgium

Belgium: School age population, early childhood education, male was 395,584 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
395,584 number
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
83rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
395,700 number
in 2018
All-time low
175,820 number
in 2004
Years of data
22
1999–2020

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1999200920201999: 188.1k number2000: 186.5k number2001: 185.0k number2002: 181.9k number2003: 178.6k number2004: 175.8k number2005: 176.0k number2006: 176.6k number2007: 178.3k number2008: 180.8k number2009: 183.8k number2010: 186.3k number2011: 188.8k number2012: 192.7k number2013: 196.5k number2014: 199.9k number2015: 201.2k number2016: 202.3k number2017: 202.8k number2018: 395.7k number2019: 395.7k number2020: 395.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, early childhood education, male in Belgium stood at 395,584 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 112.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Belgium peaked at 395,700 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 175,820 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.

School age population, early childhood education, male in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in Belgium, 1999 to 2020.
Year number Change
1999 188,092 number
2000 186,485 number -0.9%
2001 184,979 number -0.8%
2002 181,904 number -1.7%
2003 178,571 number -1.8%
2004 175,820 number -1.5%
2005 175,964 number +0.1%
2006 176,642 number +0.4%
2007 178,285 number +0.9%
2008 180,804 number +1.4%
2009 183,802 number +1.7%
2010 186,255 number +1.3%
2011 188,846 number +1.4%
2012 192,666 number +2.0%
2013 196,528 number +2.0%
2014 199,893 number +1.7%
2015 201,190 number +0.6%
2016 202,283 number +0.5%
2017 202,755 number +0.2%
2018 395,700 number +95.2%
2019 395,699 number -0.0%
2020 395,584 number -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 188,092 number 188,092 number 188,092 number 1
2000s 180,326 number 175,820 number 186,485 number 10
2010s 236,182 number 186,255 number 395,700 number 10
2020s 395,584 number 395,584 number 395,584 number 1

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  5. 85 Sweden 366,238 number compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Belgium?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Belgium was 395,584 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 395,700 number in 2018.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 175,820 number in 2004.
How does Belgium rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Belgium ranks 83rd out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 112.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (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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Male 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/