School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Netherlands
Netherlands: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 85,520 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Netherlands, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 85,520 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Netherlands peaked at 101,506 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 85,223, in 2019.
Netherlands ranks 89th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 94,823 | — |
| 2002 | 94,360 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 96,106 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 98,652 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 98,997 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 101,506 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 99,284 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 98,035 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 97,540 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 94,651 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 91,626 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 90,482 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 89,355 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 90,506 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 90,701 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 90,957 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 88,666 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 87,391 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 85,223 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 87,866 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 85,399 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 86,090 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 85,710 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 85,520 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97,700 | 94,360 | 101,506 | 9 |
| 2010s | 89,956 | 85,223 | 94,651 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86,117 | 85,399 | 87,866 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 86 Tunisia 95,476 compare
- 87 Dominican Republic 91,848 compare
- 88 Israel 91,483 compare
- 90 Congo 85,330 compare
- 91 Central African Republic 85,291 compare
- 92 Kyrgyzstan 82,077 compare
More education data for Netherlands
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Netherlands?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Netherlands was 85,520 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 101,506 in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,223 in 2019.
- How does Netherlands rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Netherlands ranks 89th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release