School age population, lower secondary education, female in Netherlands
Netherlands: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 284,084 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Netherlands, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Netherlands is 284,084, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Netherlands peaked at 399,578 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 278,909, in 2020.
Netherlands ranks 92nd of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 284,186 | — |
| 2002 | 286,345 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 291,586 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 296,496 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 298,072 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 295,442 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 292,641 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 289,083 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 285,807 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 284,346 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 287,946 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 387,089 | +34.4% |
| 2013 | 394,521 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 398,550 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 399,361 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 399,578 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 394,592 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 388,875 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 382,537 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 278,909 | -27.1% |
| 2021 | 279,004 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 280,474 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 285,498 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 284,084 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 291,073 | 284,186 | 298,072 | 9 |
| 2010s | 371,740 | 284,346 | 399,578 | 10 |
| 2020s | 281,594 | 278,909 | 285,498 | 5 |
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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 school age population, lower secondary education, female in Netherlands?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Netherlands was 284,084 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 399,578 in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 278,909 in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Netherlands ranks 92nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release