School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Netherlands
Netherlands: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) 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
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 (number) 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% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 298,254 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 60,335 number, 4.9× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 298,254 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100,971 number, 3.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.64 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.48 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,472 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (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.