School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Netherlands
Netherlands: School enrollment, primary, female (% net) was 99.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Netherlands, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 99.1% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Netherlands peaked at 99.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 88.3%, in 1985.
That places Netherlands 7th out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 93.8% | — |
| 1972 | 93.1% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 92.6% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 91.8% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 92.6% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 93.1% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 93.7% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 94.4% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 94.0% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 90.1% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 88.8% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 88.3% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 93.5% | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 95.5% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 97.2% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 97.8% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 97.0% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 95.6% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 95.4% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 98.8% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 98.2% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 97.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.9% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.0% | 91.6% | 94.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 93.2% | 88.3% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.8% | 95.4% | 99.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 97.5% | 99.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 96.9% | 99.1% | 4 |
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 enrollment, primary, female in Netherlands?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Netherlands was 99.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.3% in 1985.
- How does Netherlands rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Netherlands ranks 7th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.