Secondary education, teachers in Netherlands
Netherlands: Secondary education, teachers was 57.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Netherlands, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers in Netherlands stood at 57.2%. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Netherlands peaked at 57.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 1971.
That places Netherlands 110th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 22.8% | — |
| 1972 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 23.0% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 23.4% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 23.3% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 23.6% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 23.7% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 23.8% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 24.3% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 24.6% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 24.4% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 24.3% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 29.1% | +19.5% |
| 1987 | 28.2% | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 28.4% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 28.7% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 28.8% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 29.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 29.6% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 30.0% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 30.6% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | +38.5% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 44.3% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 44.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 45.6% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 46.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 47.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 47.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 48.6% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 49.9% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 52.1% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 52.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 53.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 53.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 54.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 55.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 55.9% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 56.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 57.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.2% | 22.8% | 23.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 26.2% | 23.8% | 29.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 29.6% | 28.8% | 30.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 42.4% | 47.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 48.6% | 54.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 55.1% | 57.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Netherlands?
- Secondary education, teachers in Netherlands was 57.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 1971.
- How does Netherlands rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Netherlands ranks 110th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.