School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Netherlands
Netherlands: School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) 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
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 (number) in Netherlands, year by year
| 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% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 314,751 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 65,564 number, 4.8× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 314,751 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 105,588 number, 3.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.