Secondary education, pupils in Netherlands
Netherlands: Secondary education, pupils was 1.61 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Netherlands, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2023, secondary education, pupils in Netherlands stood at 1.61 million.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Netherlands peaked at 1.65 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.01 million, in 1971.
That places Netherlands 57th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.21 million | 1.01 million | 1.37 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.48 million | 1.38 million | 1.62 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 million | 1.36 million | 1.54 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.42 million | 1.38 million | 1.46 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 million | 1.47 million | 1.65 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.61 million | 1.59 million | 1.61 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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. average years of schooling 1.43 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Netherlands?
- Secondary education, pupils in Netherlands was 1.61 million in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 million in 1971.
- How does Netherlands rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Netherlands ranks 57th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.