Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) was 16.5 in 2012. ▼ Falling
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Netherlands, 1999–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 16.5 for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in 2012.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Netherlands peaked at 17.2 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 15.5, in 2006.
That places Netherlands 2nd out of 32 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.14 | 15.5 | 17.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3 | 16.1 | 16.5 | 3 |
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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 pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Netherlands?
- Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Netherlands was 16.5 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2 in 2001.
- What is the lowest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5 in 2006.
- How does Netherlands rank for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3)?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 32 countries with data for 2012.
- Is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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