Children out of school in Netherlands
Netherlands: Children out of school was 0.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Children out of school in Netherlands, 2017–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.5% for children out of school in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 28.0% on the previous year and up 156.9% over ten years.
That places Netherlands 170th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Children out of school in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.2% | — |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +28.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -51.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +37.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +112.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +28.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 4 |
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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 children out of school in Netherlands?
- Children out of school in Netherlands was 0.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest children out of school recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Netherlands rank for children out of school?
- Netherlands ranks 170th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children out of school rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 156.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school (% of primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.