School age population, lower secondary education, female in Netherlands
Netherlands: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 283,056 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Netherlands, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Netherlands is 283,056 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Netherlands peaked at 367,605 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 260,155 number, in 1993.
That places Netherlands 84th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 327,917 number | — |
| 1971 | 331,751 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 337,069 number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 343,193 number | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 349,657 number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 355,913 number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 361,287 number | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 365,433 number | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 367,362 number | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 367,605 number | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 366,893 number | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 365,147 number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 361,060 number | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 353,591 number | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 343,794 number | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 333,008 number | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 322,008 number | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 311,329 number | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 300,489 number | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 289,815 number | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 279,212 number | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 269,277 number | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 262,866 number | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 260,155 number | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 260,167 number | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 261,524 number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 263,390 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 266,960 number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 270,856 number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 274,947 number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 279,164 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 283,289 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 286,936 number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 289,597 number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 291,627 number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 293,519 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 295,277 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 296,226 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 295,501 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 293,823 number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 291,477 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 288,944 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 289,252 number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 290,893 number | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 293,342 number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 295,946 number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 297,747 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 297,306 number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 294,055 number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 288,942 number | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 283,056 number | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 350,719 number | 327,917 number | 367,605 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 334,713 number | 289,815 number | 366,893 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 266,935 number | 260,155 number | 279,212 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 290,496 number | 279,164 number | 296,226 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 292,790 number | 288,942 number | 297,747 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 283,056 number | 283,056 number | 283,056 number | 1 |
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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 283,056 number in 2020, 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 367,605 number in 1979.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 260,155 number in 1993.
- How does Netherlands rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Netherlands ranks 84th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.