School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Netherlands
Netherlands: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 89,480 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 89,480 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Netherlands peaked at 105,694 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 89,480, in 2024.
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 | 99,219 | — |
| 2002 | 99,877 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 99,862 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 103,353 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 104,081 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 105,694 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 103,786 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 102,861 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 102,276 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 98,694 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 96,038 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 95,326 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 93,174 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 95,374 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 95,173 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 94,838 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 93,425 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 91,870 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 89,987 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 91,715 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 90,004 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 90,651 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 90,268 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 89,480 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102,334 | 99,219 | 105,694 | 9 |
| 2010s | 94,390 | 89,987 | 98,694 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90,424 | 89,480 | 91,715 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 86 Tunisia 100,587 compare
- 87 Dominican Republic 96,146 compare
- 88 Israel 95,994 compare
- 90 Congo 86,925 compare
- 91 Central African Republic 86,627 compare
- 92 Kyrgyzstan 85,802 compare
More education data for Netherlands
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 806,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.9783 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 487,792 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 985,327 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 86,024 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,827 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 530,206 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.12 % change on previous year (2021)
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 89,480 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 105,694 in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 89,480 in 2024.
- 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 6.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release