School age population, pre-primary education, female in Netherlands

Netherlands: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 257,048 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
257,048 number
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
84th
of 206 countries
All-time high
286,802 number
in 2011
All-time low
164,889 number
in 1986
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, pre-primary education, female in Netherlands, 1970–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k197019952020

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 81 Honduras 289,699 number compare
  2. 82 Dominican Republic 285,113 number compare
  3. 83 Romania 269,422 number compare
  4. 85 Israel 244,608 number compare
  5. 86 Azerbaijan 234,482 number compare
  6. 87 Congo 233,995 number compare

See the full ranking of 251 places β†’

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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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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.