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Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Netherlands

Netherlands: Official entrance age to pre-primary education was 3 years in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
3 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
58th
of 210 countries
All-time high
4 years
in 1970
All-time low
3 years
in 2011
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Netherlands, 1970–2020

01234197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2020, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Netherlands stood at 3 years. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Netherlands peaked at 4 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 2011.

Netherlands ranks 58th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4 years 4 years 4 years 10
1980s 4 years 4 years 4 years 10
1990s 4 years 4 years 4 years 10
2000s 4 years 4 years 4 years 10
2010s 3.1 years 3 years 4 years 10
2020s 3 years 3 years 3 years 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is official entrance age to pre-primary education in Netherlands?
Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Netherlands was 3 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 4 years in 1970.
What is the lowest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 2011.
How does Netherlands rank for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
Netherlands ranks 58th out of 210 countries with data for 2020.
Is official entrance age to pre-primary education rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
210 places, 10,271 data points, 1970–2020
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Age at which students would enter pre-primary education.