School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Netherlands
Netherlands: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 90,720 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
90,720 number
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
86th
of 204 countries
All-time high
121,901 number
in 1977
All-time low
85,545 number
in 1991
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Netherlands, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 90,720 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Netherlands peaked at 121,901 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 85,545 number, in 1991.
Netherlands ranks 86th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 111,770 number | — |
| 1971 | 113,523 number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 115,769 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 117,853 number | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 119,789 number | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 121,271 number | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 121,871 number | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 121,901 number | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 121,658 number | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 121,210 number | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 120,085 number | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 117,732 number | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 114,365 number | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 110,838 number | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 107,186 number | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 103,392 number | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 99,534 number | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 95,917 number | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 92,525 number | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 89,184 number | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 86,557 number | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 85,545 number | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 86,005 number | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 86,479 number | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 87,111 number | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 88,017 number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 89,093 number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 90,561 number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 92,088 number | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 93,643 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 95,042 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 96,082 number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 96,841 number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 97,510 number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 98,163 number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 98,560 number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 98,392 number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 97,729 number | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 97,122 number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 96,341 number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 95,779 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 96,065 number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 97,356 number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 98,224 number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 98,964 number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 99,179 number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98,108 number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 96,105 number | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 94,290 number | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 92,435 number | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 90,720 number | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 118,662 number | 111,770 number | 121,901 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 105,076 number | 89,184 number | 120,085 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 88,510 number | 85,545 number | 93,643 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 97,178 number | 95,042 number | 98,560 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 96,650 number | 92,435 number | 99,179 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 90,720 number | 90,720 number | 90,720 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 83 Tajikistan 99,271 number compare
- 84 Papua New Guinea 96,399 number compare
- 85 Dominican Republic 94,184 number compare
- 87 Tunisia 81,218 number compare
- 88 Lao People's Democratic Republic 75,379 number compare
- 89 Israel 71,528 number compare
More education data for Netherlands
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.064 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Netherlands?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Netherlands was 90,720 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 121,901 number in 1977.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,545 number in 1991.
- How does Netherlands rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Netherlands ranks 86th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.