Netherlands vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education
Netherlands
82.9%
in 2023
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
44.6%
in 2019
Netherlands rank
4th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
4th
Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education over time
- Netherlands
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 82.9% against 44.6% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 38.3%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.9 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 4th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 4th of 25 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.0% | 48.9% | 37.1% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 45.9% | 39.1% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education, Netherlands or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Netherlands, at 82.9% against 44.6% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education between Netherlands and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 38.3%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
- How do Netherlands and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education?
- Netherlands ranks 4th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 4th of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education prepared for the future in mathematics, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release