Over-age students, primary, female in Netherlands
Netherlands: Over-age students, primary, female was 4.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Netherlands, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 4.9% for over-age students, primary, female in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Netherlands peaked at 7.8% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1992.
Netherlands ranks 102nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.8% | — |
| 1972 | 7.5% | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 7.1% | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 7.0% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 6.8% | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 6.9% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 6.9% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 6.8% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 6.6% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 6.7% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 7.0% | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 7.6% | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 7.7% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 7.7% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 7.4% | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 6.7% | -10.1% |
| 1987 | 6.4% | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 6.6% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 6.5% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 6.5% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 6.6% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | -56.7% |
| 1993 | 3.0% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | +129.9% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 6.6% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.0% | 6.6% | 7.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 6.4% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 2.8% | 6.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.5% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.9% | 6.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 99 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.0% compare
- 100 Saudi Arabia 5.0% compare
- 101 United Arab Emirates 5.0% compare
- 103 Belgium 4.7% compare
- 104 Algeria 4.7% compare
- 105 Dominica 4.6% 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 over-age students, primary, female in Netherlands?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Netherlands was 4.9% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 1971.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1992.
- How does Netherlands rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Netherlands ranks 102nd out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 44 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.