School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Netherlands
Netherlands: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 527,965 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Netherlands, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 527,965 number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Netherlands peaked at 589,939 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 337,956 number, in 1986.
Netherlands ranks 84th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 494,722 number | — |
| 1971 | 494,443 number | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 491,756 number | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 486,270 number | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 478,340 number | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 468,514 number | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 457,658 number | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 444,019 number | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 428,184 number | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 411,563 number | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 395,960 number | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 383,556 number | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 370,106 number | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 357,958 number | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 347,954 number | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 340,996 number | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 337,956 number | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 340,482 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 346,507 number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 354,209 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 361,075 number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 364,006 number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 369,682 number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 375,376 number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 380,933 number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 386,289 number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 391,432 number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 394,704 number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 396,710 number | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 397,675 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 397,911 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 397,860 number | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 396,168 number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 393,806 number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 391,759 number | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 391,333 number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 394,040 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 396,635 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 400,036 number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 402,700 number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 402,479 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 589,939 number | +46.6% |
| 2012 | 576,984 number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 561,603 number | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 546,982 number | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 542,462 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 537,539 number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 534,821 number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 533,795 number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 533,076 number | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 527,965 number | -1.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 527,965 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 127,151 number, 4.2× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 527,965 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 244,782 number, 2.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +46.6% | 402,479 number | 589,939 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 465,547 number | 411,563 number | 494,722 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 357,568 number | 337,956 number | 395,960 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 381,788 number | 361,075 number | 397,675 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 396,225 number | 391,333 number | 402,700 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 535,968 number | 402,479 number | 589,939 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 527,965 number | 527,965 number | 527,965 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.64 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.48 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,472 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Netherlands?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Netherlands was 527,965 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 589,939 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 337,956 number in 1986.
- How does Netherlands rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Netherlands ranks 84th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.