School age population, tertiary education, male in Netherlands

Netherlands: School age population, tertiary education, male was 522,466 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
522,466 number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
77th
of 203 countries
All-time high
648,408 number
in 1986
All-time low
473,614 number
in 2001
Years of data
49
1970–2018

School age population, tertiary education, male in Netherlands, 1970–2018

0200.0k400.0k600.0k197019942018

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

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, male (number) in Netherlands, 1970 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 74 Benin 534,092 number compare
  2. 75 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 528,115 number compare
  3. 76 Haiti 527,840 number compare
  4. 78 Honduras 518,797 number compare
  5. 79 South Sudan 513,884 number compare
  6. 80 Burundi 513,671 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.