Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 1998.
That places Netherlands 27th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.08 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
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 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 1.01 GPIA 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 1.09 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Netherlands ranks 27th out of 192 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 down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release