Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Netherlands
Netherlands: Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
1
in 1997
All-time low
1
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Netherlands, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 1 for number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Netherlands peaked at 1 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1997.
Netherlands ranks 32nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 | — |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 32 Angola 1 compare
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- 32 Czechia 1 compare
- 32 Finland 1 compare
- 32 Gibraltar 1 compare
- 32 Greece 1 compare
- 32 Guam 1 compare
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- 32 Kyrgyzstan 1 compare
- 32 Lithuania 1 compare
- 32 Macau, China 1 compare
- 32 Republic of Moldova 1 compare
- 32 Marshall Islands 1 compare
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- 32 Philippines 1 compare
- 32 Poland 1 compare
- 32 Puerto Rico 1 compare
- 32 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1 compare
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- 32 Saint Helena 1 compare
- 32 Slovakia 1 compare
- 32 Sweden 1 compare
- 32 Viet Nam 1 compare
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 number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Netherlands?
- Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Netherlands was 1 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1997.
- What is the lowest number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1997.
- How does Netherlands rank for number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in?
- Netherlands ranks 32nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release