Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Netherlands
Netherlands: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 97.9% 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 97.9%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Netherlands peaked at 99.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 97.9%, in 2023.
Netherlands ranks 26th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 99.3% | — |
| 2012 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.7% | 99.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.9% | 98.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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 enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Netherlands?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Netherlands was 97.9% 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 99.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.9% in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Netherlands ranks 26th out of 166 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 1.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release