Population, age 3, total in Netherlands
Netherlands: Population, age 3, total was 168,883 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 3, total in Netherlands, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 3, total in Netherlands is 168,883, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 3, total in Netherlands peaked at 199,366 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 168,883, in 2015.
Netherlands ranks 88th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 195,040 | 185,440 | 199,366 | 10 |
| 2000s | 197,194 | 191,860 | 199,255 | 10 |
| 2010s | 179,857 | 168,883 | 188,871 | 5 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 98,851 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.43 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 3, total in Netherlands?
- Population, age 3, total in Netherlands was 168,883 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 3, total recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 199,366 in 1998.
- What is the lowest population, age 3, total recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 168,883 in 2015.
- How does Netherlands rank for population, age 3, total?
- Netherlands ranks 88th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 3, total rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 Population, age 3, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.