School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Netherlands

Netherlands: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 203,264 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
203,264 number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
70th
of 164 countries
All-time high
208,082 number
in 2014
All-time low
182,717 number
in 1999
Years of data
10
1999–2020

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Netherlands, 1999–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1999200920201999: 182.7k number2000: 184.4k number2013: 208.0k number2014: 208.1k number2015: 207.1k number2016: 205.6k number2017: 202.6k number2018: 200.9k number2019: 201.5k number2020: 203.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Netherlands stood at 203,264 number.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Netherlands peaked at 208,082 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 182,717 number, in 1999.

That places Netherlands 70th out of 164 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Netherlands, 1999 to 2020.
Year number Change
1999 182,717 number
2000 184,354 number +0.9%
2013 208,040 number +12.8%
2014 208,082 number +0.0%
2015 207,147 number -0.4%
2016 205,593 number -0.8%
2017 202,551 number -1.5%
2018 200,893 number -0.8%
2019 201,479 number +0.3%
2020 203,264 number +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 182,717 number 182,717 number 182,717 number 1
2000s 184,354 number 184,354 number 184,354 number 1
2010s 204,826 number 200,893 number 208,082 number 7
2020s 203,264 number 203,264 number 203,264 number 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 67 Nicaragua 238,167 number compare
  2. 68 Greece 211,431 number compare
  3. 69 Kazakhstan 208,177 number compare
  4. 71 Sweden 202,721 number compare
  5. 72 Liberia 197,445 number compare
  6. 73 Hungary 197,262 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Netherlands?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Netherlands was 203,264 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 208,082 number in 2014.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 182,717 number in 1999.
How does Netherlands rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
Netherlands ranks 70th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.