Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Netherlands
Netherlands: Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme was 833,695 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Netherlands, 2005–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 833,695 for pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Netherlands peaked at 862,844 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 602,446, in 2005.
Netherlands ranks 7th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 602,446 | — |
| 2010 | 737,102 | +22.4% |
| 2015 | 797,021 | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 794,456 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 836,080 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 830,159 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 837,871 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 839,691 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 838,840 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 862,844 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 846,422 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 833,695 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 602,446 | 602,446 | 602,446 | 1 |
| 2010s | 805,448 | 737,102 | 837,871 | 6 |
| 2020s | 844,298 | 833,695 | 862,844 | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.16 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Netherlands?
- Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Netherlands was 833,695 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 862,844 in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 602,446 in 2005.
- How does Netherlands rank for pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme?
- Netherlands ranks 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme orientation, sex, type of institution and intensity of participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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