Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 0.8736 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 0.8736 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands peaked at 0.8751 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5773 GPIA, in 2000.
Netherlands ranks 27th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5916 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.5797 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5773 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6018 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.612 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6193 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8751 GPIA | +41.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8751 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8101 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8047 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8051 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8035 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7933 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8403 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8389 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8509 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.828 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8485 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8156 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7428 GPIA | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.827 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8451 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8554 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8736 GPIA | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5856 GPIA | 0.5797 GPIA | 0.5916 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7384 GPIA | 0.5773 GPIA | 0.8751 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8198 GPIA | 0.7428 GPIA | 0.8509 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8503 GPIA | 0.827 GPIA | 0.8736 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2323 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 98,851 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 803,955 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5279 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
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 0.8736 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 0.8751 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5773 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Netherlands ranks 27th out of 79 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 4.1%. 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 vocational 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