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 13,852 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
13,852 number
Change on year
down 11.5%
World rank
75th
of 148 countries
All-time high
104,835 number
in 1985
All-time low
4,002 number
in 1995
Years of data
28
1971–2018

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

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k1971199420181971: 72.5k number1972: 77.3k number1973: 88.6k number1974: 95.3k number1975: 100.0k number1976: 91.1k number1977: 90.1k number1978: 87.2k number1979: 86.8k number1980: 89.3k number1981: 93.3k number1982: 96.1k number1983: 98.6k number1984: 100.2k number1985: 104.8k number1986: 79.7k number1987: 77.4k number1988: 75.7k number1989: 65.8k number1990: 64.1k number1991: 59.6k number1992: 79.3k number1993: 81.0k number1995: 4.0k number1996: 4.5k number1997: 6.4k number2017: 15.6k number2018: 13.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 13,852 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2018.

The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Netherlands peaked at 104,835 number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 4,002 number, in 1995.

Netherlands ranks 75th of 148 countries on this measure, 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, male (number) in Netherlands, 1971 to 2018.
Year number Change
1971 72,459 number
1972 77,279 number +6.7%
1973 88,643 number +14.7%
1974 95,332 number +7.5%
1975 99,962 number +4.9%
1976 91,122 number -8.8%
1977 90,062 number -1.2%
1978 87,214 number -3.2%
1979 86,756 number -0.5%
1980 89,338 number +3.0%
1981 93,262 number +4.4%
1982 96,147 number +3.1%
1983 98,592 number +2.5%
1984 100,236 number +1.7%
1985 104,835 number +4.6%
1986 79,662 number -24.0%
1987 77,436 number -2.8%
1988 75,685 number -2.3%
1989 65,843 number -13.0%
1990 64,068 number -2.7%
1991 59,642 number -6.9%
1992 79,252 number +32.9%
1993 80,960 number +2.2%
1995 4,002 number -95.1%
1996 4,470 number +11.7%
1997 6,382 number +42.8%
2017 15,646 number +145.2%
2018 13,852 number -11.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 87,648 number 72,459 number 99,962 number 9
1980s 88,104 number 65,843 number 104,835 number 10
1990s 42,682 number 4,002 number 80,960 number 7
2010s 14,749 number 13,852 number 15,646 number 2

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 72 Russian Federation 15,693 number compare
  2. 73 Hungary 14,859 number compare
  3. 74 Mongolia 14,532 number compare
  4. 76 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12,844 number compare
  5. 77 Tajikistan 12,356 number compare
  6. 78 Kuwait 12,189 number compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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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 13,852 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 104,835 number in 1985.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 4,002 number in 1995.
How does Netherlands rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Netherlands ranks 75th 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,440 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/