School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Netherlands
Netherlands: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 257,048 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Netherlands, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 257,048 number for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Netherlands peaked at 286,802 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 164,889 number, in 1986.
That places Netherlands 84th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, female (number) (School) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 241,438 number | — |
| 1971 | 241,353 number | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 239,969 number | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 237,224 number | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 233,303 number | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 228,494 number | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 223,229 number | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 216,536 number | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 208,811 number | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 200,735 number | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 193,186 number | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 187,230 number | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 180,649 number | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 174,715 number | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 169,829 number | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 166,418 number | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 164,889 number | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 166,166 number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 169,183 number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 173,049 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 176,532 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 178,105 number | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 180,827 number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 183,522 number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 186,144 number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 188,700 number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 191,220 number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 192,691 number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 193,555 number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 193,940 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 194,016 number | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 194,027 number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 193,141 number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 191,920 number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 190,843 number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 190,549 number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 191,774 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 192,964 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 194,550 number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 195,793 number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 195,659 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 286,802 number | +46.6% |
| 2012 | 280,528 number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 273,099 number | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 266,043 number | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 263,861 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 261,460 number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 260,218 number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 259,776 number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 259,472 number | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 257,048 number | -0.9% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 257,048 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 61,132 number, 4.2× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 257,048 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 118,954 number, 2.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) 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% | 195,659 number | 286,802 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 227,109 number | 200,735 number | 241,438 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 174,531 number | 164,889 number | 193,186 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 186,524 number | 176,532 number | 193,940 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 192,958 number | 190,549 number | 195,793 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 260,692 number | 195,659 number | 286,802 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 257,048 number | 257,048 number | 257,048 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, female in Netherlands?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Netherlands was 257,048 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 286,802 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 164,889 number in 1986.
- How does Netherlands rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Netherlands ranks 84th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.