School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands
Netherlands: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 1.20 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.20 million number
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
83rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.50 million number
in 1980
All-time low
1.08 million number
in 1996
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 1.20 million number for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands peaked at 1.50 million number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.08 million number, in 1996.
That places Netherlands 83rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.33 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.33 million number | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 1.36 million number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 1.38 million number | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 1.40 million number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 1.43 million number | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 1.45 million number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 1.47 million number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.49 million number | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.50 million number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.50 million number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.50 million number | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.50 million number | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.48 million number | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.45 million number | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 1.42 million number | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 1.38 million number | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.34 million number | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.30 million number | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 1.26 million number | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 1.21 million number | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 1.17 million number | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 1.14 million number | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 1.11 million number | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.09 million number | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.08 million number | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.08 million number | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.09 million number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.10 million number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.11 million number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.13 million number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.14 million number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.16 million number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.17 million number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.18 million number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.19 million number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.20 million number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.21 million number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.21 million number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.21 million number | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.21 million number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.20 million number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.20 million number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.20 million number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.20 million number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.21 million number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.21 million number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.22 million number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.22 million number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.21 million number | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.20 million number | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.41 million number | 1.33 million number | 1.50 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.41 million number | 1.26 million number | 1.50 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 million number | 1.08 million number | 1.21 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 million number | 1.13 million number | 1.21 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 million number | 1.20 million number | 1.22 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.20 million number | 1.20 million number | 1.20 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 80 Togo 1.29 million number compare
- 81 Sierra Leone 1.26 million number compare
- 82 Tajikistan 1.21 million number compare
- 84 Dominican Republic 1.15 million number compare
- 85 Papua New Guinea 1.14 million number compare
- 86 Tunisia 1.11 million number compare
More education data for Netherlands
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 98,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands was 1.20 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.50 million number in 1980.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 million number in 1996.
- How does Netherlands rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Netherlands ranks 83rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.