Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Netherlands
Netherlands: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 98.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Netherlands, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Netherlands stood at 98.3%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Netherlands peaked at 99.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 98.3%, in 2023.
That places Netherlands 21st out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 99.5% | — |
| 2012 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.2% | 98.9% | 99.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.3% | 99.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 18 Mongolia 98.4% compare
- 19 Germany 98.4% compare
- 20 Turks and Caicos Islands 98.4% compare
- 22 Liechtenstein 98.3% compare
- 23 Belgium 98.3% compare
- 24 Switzerland 98.2% compare
More education data for Netherlands
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Netherlands?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Netherlands was 98.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.3% in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Netherlands ranks 21st out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release