School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Netherlands
Netherlands: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 10.15 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Netherlands, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 10.15 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Netherlands peaked at 10.46 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10.14 years, in 2022.
Netherlands ranks 31st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10.43 years | — |
| 2002 | 10.46 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 10.44 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 10.33 years | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 10.31 years | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 10.33 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 10.34 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 10.34 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.32 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 10.35 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 10.45 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 10.46 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 10.34 years | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 10.31 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 10.3 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 10.27 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 10.25 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 10.23 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 10.16 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 10.14 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 10.15 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.37 years | 10.31 years | 10.46 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.34 years | 10.25 years | 10.46 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.17 years | 10.14 years | 10.23 years | 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, both sexes in Netherlands?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Netherlands was 10.15 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.46 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.14 years in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Netherlands ranks 31st out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release