School age population, tertiary education, female in Netherlands
Netherlands: School age population, tertiary education, female was 498,806 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, female in Netherlands, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 498,806 number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2018.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Netherlands peaked at 622,067 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 456,489 number, in 2001.
That places Netherlands 80th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 564,473 number | 550,360 number | 581,471 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 612,628 number | 590,358 number | 622,067 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 528,903 number | 462,762 number | 601,698 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 472,080 number | 456,489 number | 496,351 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 506,632 number | 498,806 number | 511,901 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 77 South Sudan 508,318 number compare
- 78 Romania 508,296 number compare
- 79 Honduras 501,329 number compare
- 81 Jordan 462,210 number compare
- 82 Dominican Republic 462,193 number compare
- 83 Tajikistan 415,343 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, tertiary education, female in Netherlands?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Netherlands was 498,806 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 622,067 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 456,489 number in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Netherlands ranks 80th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.