School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in Netherlands
Netherlands: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) was 270,917 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Netherlands, 1970–2020
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 (number) (School) in Netherlands, year by year
| 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% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 270,917 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 66,020 number, 4.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 270,917 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 125,828 number, 2.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, male (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% | 206,820 number | 303,137 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.