School age population, tertiary education, male in Netherlands
Netherlands: School age population, tertiary education, male was 522,466 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, male in Netherlands, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in Netherlands is 522,466 number, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Netherlands peaked at 648,408 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 473,614 number, in 2001.
Netherlands ranks 77th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 608,829 number | — |
| 1971 | 601,630 number | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 589,998 number | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 579,252 number | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 574,307 number | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 573,909 number | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 578,050 number | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 586,747 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 596,684 number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 606,188 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 615,664 number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 625,116 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 633,839 number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 640,738 number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 645,353 number | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 647,879 number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 648,408 number | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 647,748 number | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 644,039 number | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 636,796 number | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 625,829 number | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 611,054 number | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 595,009 number | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 577,575 number | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 559,573 number | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 541,014 number | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 521,865 number | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 504,715 number | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 490,629 number | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 480,735 number | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 474,993 number | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 473,614 number | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 476,692 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 481,283 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 486,060 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 491,042 number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 495,957 number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 502,054 number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 508,557 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 514,818 number | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 520,002 number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 523,479 number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 528,091 number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 531,559 number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 533,644 number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 534,064 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 532,170 number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 526,711 number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 522,466 number | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 589,559 number | 573,909 number | 608,829 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 638,558 number | 615,664 number | 648,408 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 550,800 number | 480,735 number | 625,829 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 490,507 number | 473,614 number | 514,818 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 528,021 number | 520,002 number | 534,064 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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 522,466 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 648,408 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 473,614 number in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Netherlands ranks 77th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.