Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Netherlands
Netherlands: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 99.48 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Netherlands, 1820–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 99.48 for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Netherlands peaked at 99.92 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 65.18, in 1820.
That places Netherlands 28th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 65.18 | — |
| 1825 | 67.12 | +3.0% |
| 1830 | 69.01 | +2.8% |
| 1835 | 70.84 | +2.7% |
| 1840 | 72.6 | +2.5% |
| 1845 | 74.31 | +2.4% |
| 1850 | 75.94 | +2.2% |
| 1855 | 71.69 | -5.6% |
| 1860 | 74.11 | +3.4% |
| 1865 | 76.53 | +3.3% |
| 1870 | 80.14 | +4.7% |
| 1875 | 81.37 | +1.5% |
| 1880 | 80.19 | -1.5% |
| 1885 | 81.83 | +2.0% |
| 1890 | 83.12 | +1.6% |
| 1895 | 83.39 | +0.3% |
| 1900 | 83.53 | +0.2% |
| 1905 | 87.4 | +4.6% |
| 1910 | 88.32 | +1.1% |
| 1915 | 89.48 | +1.3% |
| 1920 | 89.39 | -0.1% |
| 1925 | 89.03 | -0.4% |
| 1930 | 92.79 | +4.2% |
| 1935 | 88.89 | -4.2% |
| 1940 | 88.92 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 91.45 | +2.8% |
| 1950 | 88.6 | -3.1% |
| 1955 | 88.02 | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 95.74 | +8.8% |
| 1965 | 94.82 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 93 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 91 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 99.44 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 99.42 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.41 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.23 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 99.3 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.34 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.43 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.36 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.31 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.16 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 99.88 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 99.89 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.91 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.92 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.92 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.8 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.74 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.87 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.83 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.81 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.59 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.48 | -0.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 99.48 is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.18, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 99.48 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.57, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 66.15 | 65.18 | 67.12 | 2 |
| 1830s | 69.93 | 69.01 | 70.84 | 2 |
| 1840s | 73.45 | 72.6 | 74.31 | 2 |
| 1850s | 73.81 | 71.69 | 75.94 | 2 |
| 1860s | 75.32 | 74.11 | 76.53 | 2 |
| 1870s | 80.75 | 80.14 | 81.37 | 2 |
| 1880s | 81.01 | 80.19 | 81.83 | 2 |
| 1890s | 83.25 | 83.12 | 83.39 | 2 |
| 1900s | 85.47 | 83.53 | 87.4 | 2 |
| 1910s | 88.9 | 88.32 | 89.48 | 2 |
| 1920s | 89.21 | 89.03 | 89.39 | 2 |
| 1930s | 90.84 | 88.89 | 92.79 | 2 |
| 1940s | 90.19 | 88.92 | 91.45 | 2 |
| 1950s | 88.31 | 88.02 | 88.6 | 2 |
| 1960s | 95.28 | 94.82 | 95.74 | 2 |
| 1970s | 92 | 91 | 93 | 2 |
| 1980s | 93 | 93 | 93 | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.36 | 99.23 | 99.44 | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.8 | 99.16 | 99.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.68 | 99.48 | 99.83 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.64 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Netherlands?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Netherlands was 99.48 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 99.92 in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.18 in 1820.
- How does Netherlands rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Netherlands ranks 28th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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 enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.