Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Netherlands
Netherlands: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 99.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Netherlands, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 99.0% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in 2017.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Netherlands peaked at 99.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 86.6%, in 1985.
That places Netherlands 31st out of 183 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 92.7% | — |
| 1972 | 92.1% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 91.5% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 90.8% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 90.6% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 91.5% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 91.9% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 92.4% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 92.9% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 92.4% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 90.4% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 88.4% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 87.1% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 86.6% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 92.1% | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 93.9% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 95.4% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 96.0% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 95.8% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 95.1% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 94.2% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 93.5% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 99.0% | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.8% | 90.6% | 92.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 91.5% | 86.6% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 93.5% | 99.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 1 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,472 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.064 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Netherlands?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Netherlands was 99.0% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 1997.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.6% in 1985.
- How does Netherlands rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Netherlands ranks 31st out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.