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 1.2% 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
In 2023, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Netherlands stood at 1.2%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 252.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Netherlands peaked at 1.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2011.
That places Netherlands 148th out of 175 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 | 0.3% | — |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +85.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +31.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -27.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +31.5% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 145 Jamaica 1.3% compare
- 146 Mongolia 1.3% compare
- 147 Sweden 1.2% compare
- 149 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.1% compare
- 150 San Marino 0.8% compare
- 151 Republic of Moldova 0.7% compare
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 1.2% 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 1.2% 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 0.3% in 2011.
- How does Netherlands rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Netherlands ranks 148th out of 175 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 252.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release