Girls and boys who are out of school in Netherlands
Netherlands: Girls and boys who are out of school was 1,931 girls in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Girls and boys who are out of school in Netherlands, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in girls.
Analysis
The most recent figure for girls and boys who are out of school in Netherlands is 1,931 girls, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 31.3% on the previous year and up 159.2% over ten years.
Netherlands ranks 135th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Girls and boys who are out of school in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | girls | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 745 girls | — |
| 2018 | 1,015 girls | +36.2% |
| 2019 | 140 girls | -86.2% |
| 2020 | 350 girls | +150.0% |
| 2021 | 366 girls | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 1,471 girls | +301.9% |
| 2023 | 1,931 girls | +31.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 633.33 girls | 140 girls | 1,015 girls | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,030 girls | 350 girls | 1,931 girls | 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 girls and boys who are out of school in Netherlands?
- Girls and boys who are out of school in Netherlands was 1,931 girls in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,931 girls in 2023.
- What is the lowest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 140 girls in 2019.
- How does Netherlands rank for girls and boys who are out of school?
- Netherlands ranks 135th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is girls and boys who are out of school rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.