Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Netherlands

Netherlands: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 5,804 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
5,804 number
Change on year
down 13.7%
World rank
88th
of 148 countries
All-time high
71,620 number
in 1975
All-time low
5,191 number
in 1995
Years of data
28
1971–2018

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Netherlands, 1971–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1971199420181971: 58.2k number1972: 55.0k number1973: 60.8k number1974: 67.4k number1975: 71.6k number1976: 62.6k number1977: 60.0k number1978: 57.3k number1979: 55.2k number1980: 57.3k number1981: 59.7k number1982: 62.0k number1983: 63.6k number1984: 65.5k number1985: 70.0k number1986: 49.0k number1987: 46.0k number1988: 42.8k number1989: 36.7k number1990: 33.5k number1991: 28.7k number1992: 51.7k number1993: 48.4k number1995: 5.2k number1996: 7.0k number1997: 10.4k number2017: 6.7k number2018: 5.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Netherlands stood at 5,804 number.

The figure is down 13.7% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Netherlands peaked at 71,620 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 5,191 number, in 1995.

That places Netherlands 88th out of 148 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number) in Netherlands, 1971 to 2018.
Year number Change
1971 58,189 number
1972 55,027 number -5.4%
1973 60,784 number +10.5%
1974 67,362 number +10.8%
1975 71,620 number +6.3%
1976 62,632 number -12.5%
1977 60,011 number -4.2%
1978 57,255 number -4.6%
1979 55,238 number -3.5%
1980 57,300 number +3.7%
1981 59,685 number +4.2%
1982 62,028 number +3.9%
1983 63,580 number +2.5%
1984 65,543 number +3.1%
1985 69,969 number +6.8%
1986 49,039 number -29.9%
1987 45,953 number -6.3%
1988 42,834 number -6.8%
1989 36,730 number -14.3%
1990 33,525 number -8.7%
1991 28,745 number -14.3%
1992 51,688 number +79.8%
1993 48,404 number -6.4%
1995 5,191 number -89.3%
1996 7,005 number +34.9%
1997 10,387 number +48.3%
2017 6,724 number -35.3%
2018 5,804 number -13.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 60,902 number 55,027 number 71,620 number 9
1980s 55,266 number 36,730 number 69,969 number 10
1990s 26,421 number 5,191 number 51,688 number 7
2010s 6,264 number 5,804 number 6,724 number 2

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 85 Timor-Leste 6,677 number compare
  2. 86 Oman 6,436 number compare
  3. 87 Belarus 6,174 number compare
  4. 89 United Arab Emirates 5,636 number compare
  5. 90 Serbia 5,389 number compare
  6. 91 Canada 5,025 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Netherlands?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Netherlands was 5,804 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 71,620 number in 1975.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 5,191 number in 1995.
How does Netherlands rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Netherlands ranks 88th out of 148 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/