Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 92.4% 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 92.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands peaked at 97.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 59.4%, in 2004.
That places Netherlands 181st out of 197 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 education enrolled in in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 97.6% | — |
| 1999 | 94.4% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 93.5% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 92.2% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 91.4% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 91.1% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 59.4% | -34.8% |
| 2005 | 59.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 69.1% | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 69.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 69.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 68.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 67.6% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 68.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | +36.6% |
| 2016 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 93.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 92.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 92.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 92.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 92.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 92.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.0% | 94.4% | 97.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 76.4% | 59.4% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 67.6% | 93.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 92.2% | 92.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 178 Antigua and Barbuda 93.2% compare
- 179 Niger 92.8% compare
- 180 Brunei Darussalam 92.7% compare
- 182 Croatia 92.2% compare
- 183 Russian Federation 92.2% compare
- 184 Lebanon 91.6% compare
More education data for Netherlands
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 806,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.9783 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 487,792 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 985,327 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 86,024 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,827 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 530,206 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.12 % change on previous year (2021)
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 92.4% 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 97.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.4% in 2004.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Netherlands ranks 181st out of 197 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 35.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release