Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Netherlands
Netherlands: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 9,416 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9,416
Change on year
up 35.5%
World rank
114th
of 181 countries
All-time high
9,416
in 2023
All-time low
3,967
in 2020
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Netherlands, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Netherlands stood at 9,416. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.5% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.
Netherlands ranks 114th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5,608 | — |
| 2018 | 6,335 | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 4,109 | -35.1% |
| 2020 | 3,967 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 4,225 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 6,951 | +64.5% |
| 2023 | 9,416 | +35.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5,351 | 4,109 | 6,335 | 3 |
| 2020s | 6,140 | 3,967 | 9,416 | 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 out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Netherlands?
- Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Netherlands was 9,416 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 9,416 in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,967 in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
- Netherlands ranks 114th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release