Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex in Belgium
Belgium: Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex was 98.3 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.3
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 47 countries
All-time high
100
in 2001
All-time low
98.1
in 2011
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Belgium, 1999–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Belgium is 98.3, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Belgium peaked at 100 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 98.1, in 2011.
Belgium ranks 10th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 98.8 | — |
| 2000 | 99.1 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 100 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.8 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 100 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 99.9 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.7 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 99.5 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 99.3 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 99.1 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.1 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 98.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.4 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.3 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.7 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 98.5 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.7 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.3 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 98.6 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.2 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 98.3 | +0.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 98.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.45, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 98.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.55, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.8 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.73 | 99.1 | 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.44 | 98.1 | 99.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.42 | 98.2 | 98.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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- Population density 365.29 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Belgium?
- Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Belgium was 98.3 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2001.
- What is the lowest pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.1 in 2011.
- How does Belgium rank for pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary?
- Belgium ranks 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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