Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 87.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Netherlands, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Netherlands stood at 87.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Netherlands peaked at 100.0% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 1994.
Netherlands ranks 168th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 100.0% | — |
| 1972 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 74.0% | -26.0% |
| 2011 | 85.5% | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 86.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 87.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 87.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 88.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 87.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 99.8% | 99.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.8% | 74.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 85.5% | 88.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 87.8% | 88.1% | 5 |
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 percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Netherlands?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Netherlands was 87.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1971.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 1994.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Netherlands ranks 168th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release