Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Netherlands
Netherlands: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 1.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Netherlands, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 1.4% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2023.
That represents a change of down 49.9% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Netherlands peaked at 4.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2021.
Netherlands ranks 167th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.9% | — |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +58.5% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +59.1% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -48.2% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -32.1% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +141.2% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -19.8% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -61.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +176.4% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -49.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 4.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.0% | 2.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.7% | 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Netherlands?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Netherlands was 1.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Netherlands ranks 167th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release