School age population, upper secondary education, male in Netherlands

Netherlands: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 314,751 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
314,751 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
81st
of 205 countries
All-time high
387,153 number
in 1982
All-time low
275,205 number
in 1996
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 314,751 number for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Netherlands peaked at 387,153 number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 275,205 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, male in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Netherlands, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 335,367 number
1971 335,255 number -0.0%
1972 340,251 number +1.5%
1973 346,170 number +1.7%
1974 351,529 number +1.5%
1975 357,077 number +1.6%
1976 363,058 number +1.7%
1977 370,022 number +1.9%
1978 376,486 number +1.7%
1979 381,846 number +1.4%
1980 385,509 number +1.0%
1981 387,047 number +0.4%
1982 387,153 number +0.0%
1983 385,967 number -0.3%
1984 383,334 number -0.7%
1985 378,405 number -1.3%
1986 370,561 number -2.1%
1987 361,070 number -2.6%
1988 350,635 number -2.9%
1989 339,810 number -3.1%
1990 328,531 number -3.3%
1991 317,096 number -3.5%
1992 306,621 number -3.3%
1993 295,981 number -3.5%
1994 286,094 number -3.3%
1995 278,689 number -2.6%
1996 275,205 number -1.3%
1997 275,873 number +0.2%
1998 278,022 number +0.8%
1999 280,670 number +1.0%
2000 283,831 number +1.1%
2001 287,330 number +1.2%
2002 291,468 number +1.4%
2003 295,365 number +1.3%
2004 298,889 number +1.2%
2005 301,883 number +1.0%
2006 304,368 number +0.8%
2007 307,569 number +1.1%
2008 310,205 number +0.9%
2009 311,937 number +0.6%
2010 312,259 number +0.1%
2011 311,099 number -0.4%
2012 311,329 number +0.1%
2013 310,122 number -0.4%
2014 308,387 number -0.6%
2015 307,518 number -0.3%
2016 308,688 number +0.4%
2017 310,862 number +0.7%
2018 313,558 number +0.9%
2019 315,250 number +0.5%
2020 314,751 number -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 355,706 number 335,255 number 381,846 number 10
1980s 372,949 number 339,810 number 387,153 number 10
1990s 292,278 number 275,205 number 328,531 number 10
2000s 299,284 number 283,831 number 311,937 number 10
2010s 310,907 number 307,518 number 315,250 number 10
2020s 314,751 number 314,751 number 314,751 number 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 78 Sierra Leone 347,265 number compare
  2. 79 Burundi 339,094 number compare
  3. 80 Tunisia 326,066 number compare
  4. 82 Australia 309,521 number compare
  5. 83 Belgium 262,185 number compare
  6. 84 Togo 260,181 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Netherlands?
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Netherlands was 314,751 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 387,153 number in 1982.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 275,205 number in 1996.
How does Netherlands rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
Netherlands ranks 81st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, male (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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.