School age population, secondary education, male in Netherlands
Netherlands: School age population, secondary education, male was 601,875 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, male in Netherlands, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 601,875 for school age population, secondary education, male in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Netherlands peaked at 733,710 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 581,882, in 2001.
Netherlands ranks 86th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, male in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 581,882 | — |
| 2002 | 592,478 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 604,044 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 611,171 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 614,193 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 614,530 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 616,195 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 614,939 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 609,943 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 606,063 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 606,439 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 711,931 | +17.4% |
| 2013 | 715,883 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 718,288 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 723,334 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 729,548 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 733,710 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 730,119 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 723,845 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 605,404 | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 600,161 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 596,230 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 600,500 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 601,875 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 606,597 | 581,882 | 616,195 | 9 |
| 2010s | 699,916 | 606,063 | 733,710 | 10 |
| 2020s | 600,834 | 596,230 | 605,404 | 5 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Netherlands?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Netherlands was 601,875 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 733,710 in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 581,882 in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Netherlands ranks 86th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. 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, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release