School age population, secondary education, male in Netherlands
Netherlands: School age population, secondary education, male was 613,792 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
613,792 number
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
83rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
769,261 number
in 1980
All-time low
550,451 number
in 1996
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Netherlands, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in Netherlands is 613,792 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Netherlands peaked at 769,261 number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 550,451 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, male in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 678,404 number | — |
| 1971 | 682,339 number | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 693,021 number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 705,420 number | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 717,491 number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 729,429 number | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 740,830 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 752,350 number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 760,969 number | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 766,552 number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 769,261 number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 768,666 number | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 764,262 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 755,229 number | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 742,439 number | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 726,409 number | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 707,313 number | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 686,456 number | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 664,666 number | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 642,826 number | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 620,793 number | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 599,418 number | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 582,110 number | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 568,370 number | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 558,228 number | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 552,063 number | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 550,451 number | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 554,627 number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 560,697 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 567,542 number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 575,125 number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 583,063 number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 591,150 number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 598,030 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 603,914 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 609,126 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 613,677 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 617,936 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 620,102 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 620,415 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 618,594 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 615,088 number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 615,747 number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 616,429 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 617,471 number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 619,595 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 622,987 number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 624,753 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 624,090 number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 620,455 number | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 613,792 number | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 722,680 number | 678,404 number | 766,552 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 722,753 number | 642,826 number | 769,261 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 571,430 number | 550,451 number | 620,793 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 603,254 number | 575,125 number | 620,415 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 619,521 number | 615,088 number | 624,753 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 613,792 number | 613,792 number | 613,792 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 80 Togo 647,131 number compare
- 81 Sierra Leone 633,616 number compare
- 82 Tajikistan 621,904 number compare
- 84 Papua New Guinea 586,009 number compare
- 85 Dominican Republic 581,789 number compare
- 86 Tunisia 578,161 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, male in Netherlands?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Netherlands was 613,792 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 769,261 number in 1980.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 550,451 number in 1996.
- How does Netherlands rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Netherlands ranks 83rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.