Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Belgium

Belgium: Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at was 98.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
98.1%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
6th
of 46 countries
All-time high
98.5%
in 2020
All-time low
97.9%
in 2021
Years of data
12
2013–2024

Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Belgium, 2013–2024

0204060801002013201820242013: 98.3 Percentage2014: 98.3 Percentage2015: 98.2 Percentage2016: 98.2 Percentage2017: 98.2 Percentage2018: 98.3 Percentage2019: 98.3 Percentage2020: 98.5 Percentage2021: 97.9 Percentage2022: 98.4 Percentage2023: 98 Percentage2024: 98.1 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

In 2024, pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Belgium stood at 98.1%.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Belgium peaked at 98.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 97.9%, in 2021.

Belgium ranks 6th of 46 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by NUTS 2 region - % of the population of the corresponding age in Belgium, 2013 to 2024.
Year Percentage Change
2013 98.3%
2014 98.3% +0.0%
2015 98.2% -0.1%
2016 98.2% +0.0%
2017 98.2% +0.0%
2018 98.3% +0.1%
2019 98.3% +0.0%
2020 98.5% +0.2%
2021 97.9% -0.6%
2022 98.4% +0.5%
2023 98.0% -0.4%
2024 98.1% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 98.3% 98.2% 98.3% 7
2020s 98.2% 97.9% 98.5% 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 7 Hungary 97.9% compare
  2. 7 Lithuania 97.9% compare
  3. 7 Lithuania 97.9% compare

See the full ranking of 357 places →

More population data for Belgium

All data for Belgium →

Frequently asked questions

What is pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Belgium?
Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Belgium was 98.1% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 97.9% in 2021.
How does Belgium rank for pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at?
Belgium ranks 6th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
Is pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by NUTS 2 region - % of the population of the corresponding age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Belgium. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/pupils-from-age-3-to-the-starting-age-of-compulsory-education-at-primary-level-by-nuts-2/belgium/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/pupils-from-age-3-to-the-starting-age-of-compulsory-education-at-primary-level-by-nuts-2/belgium/">Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Belgium</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by NUTS 2 region - % of the population of the corresponding age
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
357 places, 3,883 data points, 2013–2024
Last refreshed