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 2.1% 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
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Netherlands is 2.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.3% on the previous year and up 300.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Netherlands peaked at 2.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2012.
That places Netherlands 140th 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 | 0.7% | — |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -20.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +66.8% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +18.3% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 2.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 45% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 2.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.2%, 65% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 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 2.1% 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 2.1% 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 0.5% in 2012.
- How does Netherlands rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Netherlands ranks 140th 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 300.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release