Over-age students, primary in Netherlands
Netherlands: Over-age students, primary was 5.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Netherlands, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Netherlands is 5.4%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Netherlands peaked at 8.5% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, 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 in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.5% | — |
| 1972 | 8.1% | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 7.6% | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 7.6% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 7.4% | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 7.5% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 7.5% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 7.4% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 7.3% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 7.3% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 7.6% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 8.2% | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 8.4% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 8.3% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 8.0% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 7.2% | -10.4% |
| 1987 | 7.0% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 7.0% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 7.0% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 6.9% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 7.0% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | -52.7% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 7.5% | +118.4% |
| 1995 | 7.3% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 7.2% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 7.2% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.6% | 7.3% | 8.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 7.0% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 3.3% | 7.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.0% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.4% | 7.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 98,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.16 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Netherlands?
- Over-age students, primary in Netherlands was 5.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 1971.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1992.
- How does Netherlands rank for over-age students, primary?
- Netherlands ranks 102nd out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. 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 (% of 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.