School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Netherlands
Netherlands: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 95,912 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Netherlands, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 95,912 for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Netherlands peaked at 105,577 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 95,272, in 2019.
That places Netherlands 87th out of 222 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 99,702 | — |
| 2002 | 104,801 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 104,438 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 103,317 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 101,848 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 102,004 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 98,962 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 99,306 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 99,103 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 102,594 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 103,486 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 105,577 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 103,940 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 103,155 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 102,917 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 99,493 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 97,279 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 97,078 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 95,272 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 98,121 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 98,186 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97,865 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 97,144 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 95,912 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 101,498 | 98,962 | 104,801 | 9 |
| 2010s | 101,079 | 95,272 | 105,577 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97,446 | 95,912 | 98,186 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 84 Sierra Leone 105,255 compare
- 85 Romania 104,461 compare
- 86 Dominican Republic 97,188 compare
- 88 Jordan 95,893 compare
- 89 Israel 89,436 compare
- 90 Azerbaijan 86,396 compare
More education data for Netherlands
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Netherlands?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Netherlands was 95,912 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 105,577 in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 95,272 in 2019.
- How does Netherlands rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Netherlands ranks 87th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release