Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Netherlands
Netherlands: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 86,820 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Netherlands, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Netherlands is 86,820 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Netherlands peaked at 120,923 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 83,251 number, in 1987.
Netherlands ranks 87th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 119,651 number | — |
| 1971 | 120,564 number | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 120,923 number | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 120,566 number | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 119,562 number | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 117,967 number | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 115,924 number | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 113,524 number | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 110,331 number | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 106,652 number | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 102,782 number | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 99,140 number | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 95,512 number | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 91,996 number | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 88,787 number | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 86,082 number | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 84,069 number | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 83,251 number | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 83,597 number | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 84,725 number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 86,242 number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 87,574 number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 88,881 number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 90,240 number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 91,624 number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 93,016 number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 94,418 number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 95,574 number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 96,412 number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 96,979 number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 97,315 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 97,501 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 97,433 number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 97,012 number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 96,454 number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 95,989 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 95,911 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 96,034 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 96,625 number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 97,365 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 97,914 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 97,792 number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 96,960 number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 95,285 number | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 93,163 number | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 91,005 number | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 89,384 number | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 88,261 number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 87,568 number | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 87,145 number | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 86,820 number | -0.4% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 86,820 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 4.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 86,820 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,446 number, 2.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 116,566 number | 106,652 number | 120,923 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 89,994 number | 83,251 number | 102,782 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 92,096 number | 86,242 number | 96,979 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 96,764 number | 95,911 number | 97,501 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 92,448 number | 87,145 number | 97,914 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 86,820 number | 86,820 number | 86,820 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Netherlands?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Netherlands was 86,820 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 120,923 number in 1972.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 83,251 number in 1987.
- How does Netherlands rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Netherlands ranks 87th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.