Progression to secondary school, female in Netherlands
Netherlands: Progression to secondary school, female was 77.5% in 1984. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in Netherlands, 1971–1984
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school, female in Netherlands is 77.5%, measured in 1984. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Netherlands peaked at 77.5% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 64.1%, in 1971.
Netherlands ranks 133rd of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, female in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 64.1% | — |
| 1972 | 65.6% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 67.5% | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 68.8% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 69.9% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 71.3% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 72.3% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 73.6% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 74.4% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 74.6% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 75.3% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 75.5% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 76.1% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 77.5% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.7% | 64.1% | 74.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 75.8% | 74.6% | 77.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 98,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.16 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Netherlands?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Netherlands was 77.5% in 1984, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 1984.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.1% in 1971.
- How does Netherlands rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Netherlands ranks 133rd out of 156 countries with data for 1984.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).