School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Belgium

Belgium: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 132,192 number in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
132,192 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
100th
of 202 countries
All-time high
157,566 number
in 1970
All-time low
115,858 number
in 2006
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Belgium, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 132,192 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Belgium peaked at 157,566 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 115,858 number, in 2006.

Belgium ranks 100th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 143,825 number 130,890 number 157,566 number 10
1980s 121,063 number 117,282 number 128,913 number 10
1990s 121,050 number 119,432 number 123,113 number 10
2000s 118,679 number 115,858 number 123,086 number 10
2010s 128,328 number 120,154 number 132,945 number 10
2020s 132,192 number 132,192 number 132,192 number 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 97 Palestine, State of 134,978 number compare
  2. 98 Libya 132,957 number compare
  3. 99 Nicaragua 132,843 number compare
  4. 101 Mauritania 127,422 number compare
  5. 102 Cuba 126,951 number compare
  6. 103 Belarus 121,802 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Belgium

All data for Belgium β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Belgium?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Belgium was 132,192 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 157,566 number in 1970.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 115,858 number in 2006.
How does Belgium rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Belgium ranks 100th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/