Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Netherlands
Netherlands: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 1.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Netherlands, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 1.7% for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 282.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Netherlands peaked at 1.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2012.
That places Netherlands 153rd out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.5% | — |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +74.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +23.4% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -16.6% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +21.9% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +15.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 1.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.8%, 35% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 1.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.8%, 59% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 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 children one year before the official primary in Netherlands?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Netherlands was 1.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2012.
- How does Netherlands rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Netherlands ranks 153rd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 282.3%. 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 rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release