School age population, upper secondary education, female in Netherlands

Netherlands: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 298,254 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
298,254 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
81st
of 205 countries
All-time high
370,423 number
in 1982
All-time low
263,259 number
in 1996
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, female in Netherlands, 1970–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Netherlands stood at 298,254 number.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Netherlands peaked at 370,423 number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 263,259 number, in 1996.

Netherlands ranks 81st of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, upper secondary education, female in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Netherlands, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 320,658 number
1971 320,795 number +0.0%
1972 325,763 number +1.5%
1973 331,353 number +1.7%
1974 336,261 number +1.5%
1975 341,379 number +1.5%
1976 347,162 number +1.7%
1977 353,919 number +1.9%
1978 360,114 number +1.8%
1979 365,090 number +1.4%
1980 368,414 number +0.9%
1981 369,853 number +0.4%
1982 370,423 number +0.2%
1983 369,662 number -0.2%
1984 367,323 number -0.6%
1985 362,572 number -1.3%
1986 354,838 number -2.1%
1987 346,093 number -2.5%
1988 336,216 number -2.9%
1989 325,764 number -3.1%
1990 314,716 number -3.4%
1991 303,418 number -3.6%
1992 293,301 number -3.3%
1993 283,003 number -3.5%
1994 273,472 number -3.4%
1995 266,435 number -2.6%
1996 263,259 number -1.2%
1997 264,323 number +0.4%
1998 266,675 number +0.9%
1999 269,344 number +1.0%
2000 272,381 number +1.1%
2001 275,656 number +1.2%
2002 279,513 number +1.4%
2003 283,120 number +1.3%
2004 286,317 number +1.1%
2005 288,961 number +0.9%
2006 291,055 number +0.7%
2007 294,491 number +1.2%
2008 297,016 number +0.9%
2009 298,354 number +0.5%
2010 298,148 number -0.1%
2011 296,552 number -0.5%
2012 296,757 number +0.1%
2013 295,572 number -0.4%
2014 293,768 number -0.6%
2015 292,656 number -0.4%
2016 293,371 number +0.2%
2017 295,258 number +0.6%
2018 297,593 number +0.8%
2019 298,948 number +0.5%
2020 298,254 number -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 340,249 number 320,658 number 365,090 number 10
1980s 357,116 number 325,764 number 370,423 number 10
1990s 279,795 number 263,259 number 314,716 number 10
2000s 286,686 number 272,381 number 298,354 number 10
2010s 295,862 number 292,656 number 298,948 number 10
2020s 298,254 number 298,254 number 298,254 number 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 78 Sierra Leone 345,252 number compare
  2. 79 Burundi 339,541 number compare
  3. 80 Tunisia 302,007 number compare
  4. 82 Australia 294,999 number compare
  5. 83 Togo 258,182 number compare
  6. 84 Belgium 248,498 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Netherlands?
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Netherlands was 298,254 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 370,423 number in 1982.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 263,259 number in 1996.
How does Netherlands rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Netherlands ranks 81st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.