Official entrance age to compulsory education in Netherlands
Netherlands: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 5 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 200 countries
All-time high
5
in 1997
All-time low
5
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Netherlands, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to compulsory education in Netherlands stood at 5. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Netherlands peaked at 5 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1997.
That places Netherlands 129th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
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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 official entrance age to compulsory education in Netherlands?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Netherlands was 5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1997.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1997.
- How does Netherlands rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Netherlands ranks 129th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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