Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Netherlands
Netherlands: Official entrance age to upper secondary education was 15 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
15
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 73 countries
All-time high
16
in 2012
All-time low
15
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Netherlands, 1970–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Netherlands stood at 15. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Netherlands peaked at 16 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15, in 1970.
That places Netherlands 21st out of 73 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15 | — |
| 1971 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8 | 15 | 16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 21 Kuwait 15 compare
- 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15 compare
- 21 Serbia 15 compare
- 21 Portugal 15 compare
- 21 Tunisia 15 compare
- 21 Spain 15 compare
- 21 France 15 compare
- 21 North Macedonia 15 compare
- 21 Algeria 15 compare
- 21 Cyprus 15 compare
- 21 Saudi Arabia 15 compare
- 21 Greece 15 compare
- 21 Lebanon 15 compare
- 21 Yemen 15 compare
- 21 Qatar 15 compare
- 21 Kazakhstan 15 compare
- 21 Montenegro 15 compare
- 21 Armenia 15 compare
- 21 Azerbaijan 15 compare
- 21 Syrian Arab Republic 15 compare
- 21 Georgia 15 compare
- 21 Iran, Islamic Republic of 15 compare
- 21 Morocco 15 compare
- 21 Luxembourg 15 compare
- 21 Slovakia 15 compare
- 21 Czechia 15 compare
- 21 Croatia 15 compare
- 21 Ukraine 15 compare
- 21 Libya 15 compare
- 21 Bahrain 15 compare
- 21 Romania 15 compare
- 21 Palestine, State of 15 compare
- 21 Sudan 15 compare
- 21 Egypt 15 compare
- 21 Monaco 15 compare
- 21 Iraq 15 compare
- 21 Slovenia 15 compare
- 21 Djibouti 15 compare
- 21 Hungary 15 compare
- 21 Belarus 15 compare
- 21 Albania 15 compare
- 21 Switzerland 15 compare
- 21 Poland 15 compare
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 upper secondary education in Netherlands?
- Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Netherlands was 15 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 16 in 2012.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 1970.
- How does Netherlands rank for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Netherlands ranks 21st out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to upper secondary education rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Official entrance age to upper secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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