Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0007 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Netherlands, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Netherlands stood at 0.0007 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Netherlands peaked at 0.0022 units per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 units per person, in 2024.
That places Netherlands 148th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0019 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0019 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.002 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.002 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0021 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0021 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0021 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0021 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0022 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0022 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0021 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0022 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0021 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.002 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0022 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0021 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.002 units per person | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.002 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.002 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0019 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 units per person | -23.2% |
| 2011 | 0.001 units per person | -31.0% |
| 2012 | 0.001 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 units per person | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 units per person | -1.4% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.0007 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0008 units per person, 85% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.0007 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0006 units per person, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -31.0% | 0.0015 units per person | 0.001 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0021 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 145 Bermuda 0.0008 units per person compare
- 146 Bangladesh 0.0008 units per person compare
- 147 Kuwait 0.0007 units per person compare
- 149 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0007 units per person compare
- 150 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0007 units per person compare
- 151 Seychelles 0.0007 units per person compare
More education data for Netherlands
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,472 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.064 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Netherlands?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Netherlands was 0.0007 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0022 units per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 148th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 37 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.