Over-age students, primary, male in Netherlands
Netherlands: Over-age students, primary, male was 5.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Netherlands, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, male in Netherlands is 5.8%, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Netherlands peaked at 9.1% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1992.
That places Netherlands 102nd out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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, male in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.1% | — |
| 1972 | 8.6% | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 8.2% | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 8.1% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 8.0% | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 8.0% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 8.1% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 8.0% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 7.9% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 7.9% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 8.2% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 8.9% | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 9.1% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 9.0% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 8.6% | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 7.7% | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 7.5% | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 7.5% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 7.4% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 7.3% | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 7.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | -49.2% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | +108.9% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 7.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.2% | 7.9% | 9.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.2% | 7.4% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 3.7% | 8.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.4% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.8% | 7.7% | 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 over-age students, primary, male in Netherlands?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Netherlands was 5.8% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 1983.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1992.
- How does Netherlands rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Netherlands ranks 102nd out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. 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, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.