Pupils and students enrolled by education level … coverage in Netherlands

Netherlands: Pupils and students enrolled by education level … coverage was 493,085 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
493,085
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
12th
of 41 countries
All-time high
524,119
in 2013
All-time low
468,849
in 2018
Years of data
12
2012–2023

Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme in Netherlands, 2012–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2012201720232012: 521.9k2013: 524.1k2014: 514.8k2015: 520.2k2016: 516.0k2017: 507.3k2018: 468.8k2019: 496.4k2020: 489.5k2021: 499.2k2022: 495.6k2023: 493.1k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme in Netherlands is 493,085, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme in Netherlands peaked at 524,119 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 468,849, in 2018.

Netherlands ranks 12th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Pupils and students enrolled by education level … coverage in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme orientation with coverage adjusted to statistics on educational finance and aligned to financial year in Netherlands, 2012 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2012 521,940 —
2013 524,119 +0.4%
2014 514,826 -1.8%
2015 520,244 +1.1%
2016 516,032 -0.8%
2017 507,266 -1.7%
2018 468,849 -7.6%
2019 496,356 +5.9%
2020 489,485 -1.4%
2021 499,166 +2.0%
2022 495,573 -0.7%
2023 493,085 -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 508,704 468,849 524,119 8
2020s 494,327 489,485 499,166 4

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 9 Italy 1.28 million compare
  2. 10 Sweden 626,687 compare
  3. 11 Romania 548,467 compare
  4. 12 Netherlands 493,085 compare
  5. 14 Czechia 372,121 compare
  6. 15 Austria 332,183 compare

See the full ranking of 41 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme in Netherlands?
Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme in Netherlands was 493,085 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 524,119 in 2013.
What is the lowest pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 468,849 in 2018.
How does Netherlands rank for pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme?
Netherlands ranks 12th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
Is pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme orientation with coverage adjusted to statistics on educational finance and aligned to financial year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme orientation with coverage adjusted to statistics on educational finance and aligned to financial year
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
41 places, 426 data points, 2012–2023
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