Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Netherlands
Netherlands: Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied was 490,146 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
490,146 Number
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
11th
of 39 countries
All-time high
741,935 Number
in 2014
All-time low
480,824 Number
in 2017
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Netherlands, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 490,146 Number for pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Netherlands peaked at 741,935 Number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 480,824 Number, in 2017.
Netherlands ranks 11th of 39 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 by education level and modern foreign language studied in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 617,545 Number | — |
| 2014 | 741,935 Number | +20.1% |
| 2015 | 502,991 Number | -32.2% |
| 2016 | 491,650 Number | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 480,824 Number | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 506,635 Number | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 506,711 Number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 508,352 Number | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 505,971 Number | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 502,057 Number | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 499,483 Number | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 490,146 Number | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 549,756 Number | 480,824 Number | 741,935 Number | 7 |
| 2020s | 501,202 Number | 490,146 Number | 508,352 Number | 5 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 23.22 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education 1.58 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 76.17 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 19.38 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 80.55 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- 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 and modern foreign language studied in Netherlands?
- Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Netherlands was 490,146 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 741,935 Number in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 480,824 Number in 2017.
- How does Netherlands rank for pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied?
- Netherlands ranks 11th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. 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 by education level and modern foreign language studied - absolute numbers and % of pupils by language studied. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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