Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 93.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Netherlands, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Netherlands is 93.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Netherlands peaked at 95.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 89.4%, in 2018.
That places Netherlands 33rd out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.0% | 89.4% | 95.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 91.7% | 93.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 98,851 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.43 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Netherlands?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Netherlands was 93.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.4% in 2018.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Netherlands ranks 33rd out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.