New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Netherlands
Netherlands: New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age was 180,734 in 2024. ▼ Falling
New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Netherlands, 2014–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 180,734 for new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Netherlands peaked at 209,472 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 180,734, in 2024.
That places Netherlands 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 201,426 | 193,275 | 209,472 | 6 |
| 2020s | 195,227 | 180,734 | 208,293 | 5 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.16 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Netherlands?
- New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Netherlands was 180,734 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 209,472 in 2019.
- What is the lowest new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 180,734 in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age?
- Netherlands ranks 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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