Secondary education, teachers, female in Netherlands
Netherlands: Secondary education, teachers, female was 67,724 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, female in Netherlands, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 67,724 for secondary education, teachers, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female in Netherlands peaked at 67,854 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15,810, in 1971.
That places Netherlands 46th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, female in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 15,810 | — |
| 1972 | 16,641 | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 18,473 | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 20,140 | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 20,874 | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 21,843 | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 22,374 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 22,701 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 23,849 | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 24,731 | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 24,580 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 24,135 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 28,352 | +17.5% |
| 1987 | 27,842 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 27,827 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 27,655 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 26,659 | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 25,900 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 25,800 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 25,800 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 27,010 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 43,994 | +62.9% |
| 2003 | 46,267 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 48,559 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 48,159 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 48,772 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 50,293 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 52,486 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 52,046 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 52,161 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 55,736 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 55,844 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 58,091 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 58,786 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 60,347 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 61,664 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 62,505 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 63,700 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 64,333 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 66,655 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 67,854 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 67,724 | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, female in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +62.9% | 27,010 | 43,994 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19,451 | 15,810 | 22,374 | 7 |
| 1980s | 25,741 | 22,701 | 28,352 | 9 |
| 1990s | 26,234 | 25,800 | 27,010 | 5 |
| 2000s | 48,822 | 43,994 | 52,486 | 8 |
| 2010s | 58,142 | 52,161 | 62,505 | 8 |
| 2020s | 66,053 | 63,700 | 67,854 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.64 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.48 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,472 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, female in Netherlands?
- Secondary education, teachers, female in Netherlands was 67,724 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 67,854 in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,810 in 1971.
- How does Netherlands rank for secondary education, teachers, female?
- Netherlands ranks 46th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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, teachers, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.