Students: % of total population of post-compulsory school age in Belgium
Belgium: Students: % of total population of post-compulsory school age was 16 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Belgium, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 16 for students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Belgium peaked at 19.2 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16, in 2024.
That places Belgium 11th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Students: % of total population of post-compulsory school age in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 19.2 | — |
| 2014 | 17.2 | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 17.5 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 17.1 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 17.4 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 17 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 17.1 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 16.6 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 16.4 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 16.7 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 16.7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16 | -4.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 16 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.35, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 16 is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.7, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.5 | 17 | 19.2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.48 | 16 | 16.7 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Belgium?
- Students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Belgium was 16 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2 in 2013.
- What is the lowest students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of?
- Belgium ranks 11th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of post-compulsory school age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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