School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Netherlands
Netherlands: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 14.25 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Netherlands, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 14.25 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Netherlands peaked at 14.31 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13.4 years, in 2004.
Netherlands ranks 11th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.65 years | — |
| 2002 | 13.49 years | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 13.58 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 13.4 years | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 13.4 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.45 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 13.53 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 13.61 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 13.64 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 13.72 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 14.04 years | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 14.04 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.28 years | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 14.2 years | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 14.31 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 14.19 years | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 14.19 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.17 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 14.14 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 14.29 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 14.25 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.53 years | 13.4 years | 13.65 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.12 years | 13.72 years | 14.31 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 14.21 years | 14.14 years | 14.29 years | 4 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.16 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Netherlands?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Netherlands was 14.25 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 14.31 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4 years in 2004.
- How does Netherlands rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Netherlands ranks 11th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release