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

Netherlands: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 270,917 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
270,917 number
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
84th
of 206 countries
All-time high
303,137 number
in 2011
All-time low
173,067 number
in 1986
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 270,917 number for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2020.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Netherlands peaked at 303,137 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 173,067 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, male in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) in Netherlands, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 253,284 number
1971 253,090 number -0.1%
1972 251,787 number -0.5%
1973 249,046 number -1.1%
1974 245,037 number -1.6%
1975 240,020 number -2.0%
1976 234,429 number -2.3%
1977 227,483 number -3.0%
1978 219,373 number -3.6%
1979 210,828 number -3.9%
1980 202,774 number -3.8%
1981 196,326 number -3.2%
1982 189,457 number -3.5%
1983 183,243 number -3.3%
1984 178,125 number -2.8%
1985 174,578 number -2.0%
1986 173,067 number -0.9%
1987 174,316 number +0.7%
1988 177,324 number +1.7%
1989 181,160 number +2.2%
1990 184,543 number +1.9%
1991 185,901 number +0.7%
1992 188,855 number +1.6%
1993 191,854 number +1.6%
1994 194,789 number +1.5%
1995 197,589 number +1.4%
1996 200,212 number +1.3%
1997 202,013 number +0.9%
1998 203,155 number +0.6%
1999 203,735 number +0.3%
2000 203,895 number +0.1%
2001 203,833 number -0.0%
2002 203,027 number -0.4%
2003 201,886 number -0.6%
2004 200,916 number -0.5%
2005 200,784 number -0.1%
2006 202,266 number +0.7%
2007 203,671 number +0.7%
2008 205,486 number +0.9%
2009 206,907 number +0.7%
2010 206,820 number -0.0%
2011 303,137 number +46.6%
2012 296,456 number -2.2%
2013 288,504 number -2.7%
2014 280,939 number -2.6%
2015 278,601 number -0.8%
2016 276,079 number -0.9%
2017 274,603 number -0.5%
2018 274,019 number -0.2%
2019 273,604 number -0.2%
2020 270,917 number -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 238,438 number 210,828 number 253,284 number 10
1980s 183,037 number 173,067 number 202,774 number 10
1990s 195,265 number 184,543 number 203,735 number 10
2000s 203,267 number 200,784 number 206,907 number 10
2010s 275,276 number 206,820 number 303,137 number 10
2020s 270,917 number 270,917 number 270,917 number 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 81 Honduras 303,004 number compare
  2. 82 Dominican Republic 295,141 number compare
  3. 83 Romania 284,991 number compare
  4. 85 Azerbaijan 268,713 number compare
  5. 86 Israel 258,178 number compare
  6. 87 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 242,913 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Netherlands?
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Netherlands was 270,917 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 303,137 number in 2011.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 173,067 number in 1986.
How does Netherlands rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
Netherlands ranks 84th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, male (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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.