Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Netherlands
Netherlands: Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied was 490,146 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Netherlands, 2013β2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Netherlands is 490,146, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of 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 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 480,824, in 2017.
Netherlands ranks 10th of 31 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 549,756 | 480,824 | 741,935 | 7 |
| 2020s | 501,202 | 490,146 | 508,352 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 units per person (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 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 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 in 2017.
- How does Netherlands rank for pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied?
- Netherlands ranks 10th out of 31 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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