School age population, tertiary education, male in Netherlands
Netherlands: School age population, tertiary education, 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 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% |
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 |
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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, 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release