School life expectancy, primary, male in Netherlands
Netherlands: School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.24 years in 2023. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Netherlands, 2001β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 6.24 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Netherlands peaked at 6.56 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.24 years, in 2023.
That places Netherlands 65th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.52 years | 6.49 years | 6.56 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.37 years | 6.29 years | 6.46 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.26 years | 6.24 years | 6.28 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 62 Tanzania 6.26 years compare
- 63 Cote d'Ivoire 6.26 years compare
- 64 Costa Rica 6.26 years compare
- 66 Cape Verde 6.24 years compare
- 67 Dominican Republic 6.21 years compare
- 68 Saudi Arabia 6.2 years compare
More education data for Netherlands
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 98,851 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.43 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Netherlands?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Netherlands was 6.24 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.56 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.24 years in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Netherlands ranks 65th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release