Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 1.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Netherlands, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Netherlands stood at 1.7%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and up 282.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Netherlands peaked at 1.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2012.
That places Netherlands 153rd out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.5% | — |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +74.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +23.4% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -16.6% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +21.9% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +15.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 1.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.8%, 35% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 1.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.8%, 59% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 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 share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Netherlands?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Netherlands was 1.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2012.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Netherlands ranks 153rd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 282.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.