School age population, early childhood education, female in Netherlands
Netherlands: School age population, early childhood education, female was 255,092 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in Netherlands, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, female in Netherlands stood at 255,092.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Netherlands peaked at 271,659 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 186,175, in 2010.
That places Netherlands 102nd out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 188,936 | — |
| 2002 | 190,420 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 194,933 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 197,954 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 200,948 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 201,209 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 197,615 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 195,652 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 192,112 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 186,175 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 271,429 | +45.8% |
| 2012 | 270,395 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 270,481 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 271,659 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 269,296 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 265,612 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 259,842 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 259,260 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 257,336 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 258,417 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 255,162 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 254,360 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 255,388 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 255,092 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 195,531 | 188,936 | 201,209 | 9 |
| 2010s | 258,148 | 186,175 | 271,659 | 10 |
| 2020s | 255,684 | 254,360 | 258,417 | 5 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2323 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 98,851 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 803,955 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5279 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 806,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.9783 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 487,792 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.62 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Netherlands?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Netherlands was 255,092 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 271,659 in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 186,175 in 2010.
- How does Netherlands rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Netherlands ranks 102nd out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release