School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) in Netherlands
Netherlands: School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) was 575,102 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Netherlands, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 575,102 for school age population, tertiary education, male in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Netherlands peaked at 576,444 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 483,331, in 2001.
That places Netherlands 79th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 483,331 | — |
| 2002 | 484,622 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 488,137 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 487,377 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 488,678 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 492,581 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 496,823 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 501,269 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 511,446 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 519,334 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 524,572 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 530,398 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 533,349 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 536,735 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 534,000 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 533,514 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 535,502 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 540,818 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 547,102 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 558,487 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 562,811 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 570,382 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 576,444 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 575,102 | -0.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 575,102 is above the median for high income countries, which is 125,237, 4.6× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 575,102 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 187,481, 3.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 492,696 | 483,331 | 511,446 | 9 |
| 2010s | 533,532 | 519,334 | 547,102 | 10 |
| 2020s | 568,645 | 558,487 | 576,444 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,472 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.064 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in Netherlands?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Netherlands was 575,102 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 576,444 in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 483,331 in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Netherlands ranks 79th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release