School life expectancy, secondary, male in Netherlands
Netherlands: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 7.75 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Netherlands, 2001β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in Netherlands is 7.75 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Netherlands peaked at 8 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.14 years, in 2004.
That places Netherlands 20th out of 207 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.31 years | 7.14 years | 7.5 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.84 years | 7.47 years | 8 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.84 years | 7.75 years | 7.89 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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in Netherlands?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Netherlands was 7.75 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 8 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.14 years in 2004.
- How does Netherlands rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Netherlands ranks 20th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release