Students by ISCED level, age and sex in Netherlands
Netherlands: Students by ISCED level, age and sex was 4.22 million in 2012. β² Rising
Students by ISCED level, age and sex in Netherlands, 1998β2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, students by isced level, age and sex in Netherlands stood at 4.22 million. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students by isced level, age and sex in Netherlands peaked at 4.22 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.51 million, in 1999.
That places Netherlands 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.52 million | 3.51 million | 3.53 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.66 million | 3.56 million | 3.79 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.09 million | 3.83 million | 4.22 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students by isced level, age and sex in Netherlands?
- Students by isced level, age and sex in Netherlands was 4.22 million in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students by isced level, age and sex recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.22 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest students by isced level, age and sex recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.51 million in 1999.
- How does Netherlands rank for students by isced level, age and sex?
- Netherlands ranks 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2012.
- Is students by isced level, age and sex rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students by ISCED level, age and sex (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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