Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Netherlands
Netherlands: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 33,538 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Netherlands, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Netherlands is 33,538, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Netherlands peaked at 33,538 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,361, in 1994.
Netherlands ranks 39th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 15,361 | — |
| 2011 | 29,067 | +89.2% |
| 2012 | 29,690 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 30,681 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 30,957 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 31,237 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 31,391 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 31,424 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 31,529 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 31,545 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 32,370 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 33,315 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 33,538 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,361 | 15,361 | 15,361 | 1 |
| 2010s | 30,635 | 29,067 | 31,424 | 7 |
| 2020s | 32,459 | 31,529 | 33,538 | 5 |
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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 teachers in lower secondary education, female in Netherlands?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Netherlands was 33,538 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 33,538 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,361 in 1994.
- How does Netherlands rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Netherlands ranks 39th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release