Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Netherlands
Netherlands: Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages was 2.49 million Number in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Netherlands, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2024, pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Netherlands stood at 2.49 million Number. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Netherlands peaked at 2.68 million Number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.49 million Number, in 2024.
That places Netherlands 7th out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.62 million Number | — |
| 2014 | 2.68 million Number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.62 million Number | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 2.61 million Number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.61 million Number | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.57 million Number | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 2.54 million Number | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.52 million Number | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 2.51 million Number | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.49 million Number | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.63 million Number | 2.61 million Number | 2.68 million Number | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.52 million Number | 2.49 million Number | 2.57 million Number | 5 |
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- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 32.4% (2025)
- Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 7.4% (2025)
- Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme 833,695 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Netherlands?
- Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Netherlands was 2.49 million Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 million Number in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.49 million Number in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages?
- Netherlands ranks 7th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages studied - absolute numbers and % of pupils by number of languages studied. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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