Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Netherlands
Netherlands: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.7333 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.7333 modelled data
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
154th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1 modelled data
in 2015
All-time low
0.7333 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Netherlands, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Netherlands stood at 0.7333 modelled data. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Netherlands peaked at 1 modelled data in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7333 modelled data, in 2025.
That places Netherlands 154th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9596 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.9368 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9318 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9359 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9231 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9057 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8913 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8537 modelled data | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8649 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9032 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9231 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9545 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9474 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9412 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9375 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1 modelled data | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9333 modelled data | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9333 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9333 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8235 modelled data | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8333 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8 modelled data | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8421 modelled data | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7778 modelled data | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 0.75 modelled data | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 0.7333 modelled data | -2.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.7333 modelled data is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8519 modelled data, 86% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.7333 modelled data is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8619 modelled data, 85% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9106 modelled data | 0.8537 modelled data | 0.9596 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9327 modelled data | 0.8235 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7894 modelled data | 0.7333 modelled data | 0.8421 modelled data | 6 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Netherlands?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Netherlands was 0.7333 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1 modelled data in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7333 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Netherlands rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Netherlands ranks 154th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release