School age population, upper secondary education, female in Netherlands
Netherlands: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 298,254 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Netherlands, 1970–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.