Secondary education, pupils in Netherlands
Netherlands: Secondary education, pupils was 49.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Netherlands, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 49.0% for secondary education, pupils in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Netherlands peaked at 49.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 1971.
That places Netherlands 97th out of 203 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 44.8% | — |
| 1972 | 45.4% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 45.8% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 46.1% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 46.3% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 46.8% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 46.8% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 47.1% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 47.4% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 47.5% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 47.7% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 47.9% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 48.0% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 48.0% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 48.2% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 47.8% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 47.7% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 47.3% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 47.3% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 47.0% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 46.9% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 47.2% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 47.7% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 47.2% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 47.5% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 47.5% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 47.8% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 48.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 47.8% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 48.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 48.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 48.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 48.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.3% | 44.8% | 47.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 47.7% | 47.3% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.5% | 46.9% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 47.9% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 48.3% | 49.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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 secondary education, pupils in Netherlands?
- Secondary education, pupils in Netherlands was 49.0% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 1971.
- How does Netherlands rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Netherlands ranks 97th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.