Primary education, teachers, per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0055 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Netherlands, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.0055 units per person for primary education, teachers, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Netherlands peaked at 0.0067 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 units per person, in 1971.
Netherlands ranks 75th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0037 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0038 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0037 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0038 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0038 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0039 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0039 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.004 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.004 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0039 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0042 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.004 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0039 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0046 units per person | +17.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0044 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0043 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0042 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0042 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0042 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0042 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0067 units per person | +61.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0066 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0064 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0062 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0061 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.006 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0058 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0058 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0058 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0058 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0058 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0058 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0056 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0055 units per person | -2.5% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.0055 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0055 units per person, 1.0× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.0055 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0041 units per person, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, per capita in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +61.2% | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0067 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 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 primary education, teachers, per capita in Netherlands?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Netherlands was 0.0055 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0067 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 units per person in 1971.
- How does Netherlands rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 75th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.