Share of all students in lower secondary … lower both sexes general in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of all students in lower secondary … lower both sexes general was 92.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands is 92.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands peaked at 98.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 61.8%, in 2004.
That places Netherlands 186th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary … lower both sexes general in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 98.1% | — |
| 1999 | 95.5% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 94.8% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 93.7% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 93.0% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 92.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 61.8% | -33.3% |
| 2005 | 62.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 71.9% | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 71.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 71.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 71.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 70.0% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 70.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 93.8% | +32.5% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 94.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 93.2% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 93.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 92.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 92.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 93% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 92.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.0%, 93% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in lower secondary … lower both sexes general 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -33.3% | 92.7% | 61.8% |
| 2015 | +32.5% | 70.7% | 93.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.8% | 95.5% | 98.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 61.8% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 70.0% | 94.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 92.7% | 93.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.064 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands was 92.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.8% in 2004.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Netherlands ranks 186th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release