School age population, secondary education, female in Netherlands
Netherlands: School age population, secondary education, female was 581,310 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
581,310 number
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
83rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
735,307 number
in 1980
All-time low
526,649 number
in 1996
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Netherlands, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, female in Netherlands stood at 581,310 number.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Netherlands peaked at 735,307 number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 526,649 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, female in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 648,575 number | — |
| 1971 | 652,546 number | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 662,832 number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 674,546 number | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 685,918 number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 697,292 number | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 708,449 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 719,352 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 727,476 number | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 732,695 number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 735,307 number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 735,000 number | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 731,483 number | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 723,253 number | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 711,117 number | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 695,580 number | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 676,846 number | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 657,422 number | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 636,705 number | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 615,579 number | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 593,928 number | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 572,695 number | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 556,167 number | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 543,158 number | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 533,639 number | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 527,959 number | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 526,649 number | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 531,283 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 537,531 number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 544,291 number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 551,545 number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 558,945 number | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 566,449 number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 572,717 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 577,944 number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 582,480 number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 586,332 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 590,717 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 592,517 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 592,177 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 589,625 number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 585,496 number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 586,009 number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 586,465 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 587,110 number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 588,602 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 591,118 number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 592,564 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 591,648 number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 587,890 number | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 581,310 number | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 690,968 number | 648,575 number | 732,695 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 691,829 number | 615,579 number | 735,307 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 546,730 number | 526,649 number | 593,928 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 577,182 number | 551,545 number | 592,517 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 588,653 number | 585,496 number | 592,564 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 581,310 number | 581,310 number | 581,310 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 80 Togo 642,289 number compare
- 81 Sierra Leone 630,654 number compare
- 82 Tajikistan 588,957 number compare
- 84 Dominican Republic 567,289 number compare
- 85 Papua New Guinea 549,818 number compare
- 86 Tunisia 535,845 number compare
More education data for Netherlands
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.16 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Netherlands?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Netherlands was 581,310 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 735,307 number in 1980.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 526,649 number in 1996.
- How does Netherlands rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Netherlands ranks 83rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.