School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Netherlands
Netherlands: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9837 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Netherlands, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Netherlands stood at 0.9837 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Netherlands peaked at 0.9837 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9643 GPIA, in 2003.
That places Netherlands 146th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9659 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.9644 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9643 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9664 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9689 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9694 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9689 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9729 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9733 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9804 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9803 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9792 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9781 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9785 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9779 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9766 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9782 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9793 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9821 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9837 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9679 GPIA | 0.9643 GPIA | 0.9729 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.978 GPIA | 0.9733 GPIA | 0.9804 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9808 GPIA | 0.9782 GPIA | 0.9837 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Netherlands?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Netherlands was 0.9837 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9837 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9643 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Netherlands rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Netherlands ranks 146th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release