Enrolment in secondary education, female in Netherlands
Netherlands: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 803,955 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
803,955
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
55th
of 218 countries
All-time high
808,950
in 2017
All-time low
450,746
in 1971
Years of data
51
1971–2023
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Netherlands, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 803,955 for enrolment in secondary education, female in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Netherlands peaked at 808,950 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 450,746, in 1971.
That places Netherlands 55th out of 218 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 450,746 | — |
| 1972 | 482,070 | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 509,059 | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 538,185 | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 560,299 | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 600,323 | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 623,499 | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 641,257 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 647,675 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 657,123 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 663,695 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 676,503 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 691,345 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 703,972 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 697,526 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 774,422 | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 758,505 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 722,727 | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 697,071 | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 674,891 | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 657,882 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 649,622 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 653,200 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 724,595 | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 717,410 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 702,230 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 677,314 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 670,245 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 652,044 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 660,324 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 675,190 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 674,233 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 687,071 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 677,373 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 682,450 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 688,738 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 698,316 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 706,650 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 707,950 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 714,729 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 745,838 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 749,238 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 792,187 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 790,987 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 808,950 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 798,774 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 794,535 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 790,371 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 782,168 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 799,733 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 803,955 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 561,457 | 450,746 | 647,675 | 9 |
| 1980s | 704,289 | 657,123 | 774,422 | 10 |
| 1990s | 677,943 | 649,622 | 724,595 | 10 |
| 2000s | 685,830 | 660,324 | 707,950 | 10 |
| 2010s | 774,405 | 714,729 | 808,950 | 8 |
| 2020s | 794,057 | 782,168 | 803,955 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 98,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in Netherlands?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Netherlands was 803,955 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 808,950 in 2017.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 450,746 in 1971.
- How does Netherlands rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Netherlands ranks 55th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release