School enrollment, primary, private in Netherlands
Netherlands: School enrollment, primary, private was 0.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, primary, private in Netherlands, 1971–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.3% for school enrollment, primary, private in 2022.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Netherlands peaked at 72.5% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2011.
That places Netherlands 195th out of 202 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, primary, private in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 72.5% | — |
| 1972 | 72.1% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 71.7% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 71.2% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 70.7% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 70.2% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 69.8% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 68.3% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 68.1% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 68.0% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 68.1% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 68.4% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 68.5% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 68.6% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 68.7% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 68.8% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 68.7% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 68.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 68.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 68.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 68.6% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 68.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -99.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.2% | 69.8% | 72.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 68.4% | 68.0% | 68.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 68.7% | 68.5% | 68.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 3 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Netherlands?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Netherlands was 0.3% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 1971.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2011.
- How does Netherlands rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Netherlands ranks 195th out of 202 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.