Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Netherlands
Netherlands: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary was 12.74 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Netherlands, 1992–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 12.74 for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in 2017.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Netherlands peaked at 13.46 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.05, in 1994.
That places Netherlands 121st out of 175 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.87 | 11.05 | 12.57 | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.25 | 11.34 | 13.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.06 | 12.6 | 13.46 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 98,851 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.43 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Netherlands?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Netherlands was 12.74 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 13.46 in 2015.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.05 in 1994.
- How does Netherlands rank for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
- Netherlands ranks 121st out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.