Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Netherlands

Netherlands: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 0.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.5%
Change on year
down 13.0%
World rank
134th
of 137 countries
All-time high
1.7%
in 1997
All-time low
0.5%
in 2018
Years of data
5
1995–2018

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Netherlands, 1995–2018

0.50.7511.21.51.81995200620181995: 1.6 %1996: 1.2 %1997: 1.7 %2017: 0.588 %2018: 0.511 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Netherlands stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.0% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Netherlands peaked at 1.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2018.

Netherlands ranks 134th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%) in Netherlands, 1995 to 2018.
Year % Change
1995 1.6%
1996 1.2% -27.6%
1997 1.7% +42.6%
2017 0.6% -65.1%
2018 0.5% -13.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.5% 1.2% 1.7% 3
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 131 Sweden 0.7% compare
  2. 132 Slovenia 0.7% compare
  3. 133 New Zealand 0.5% compare
  4. 135 Lithuania 0.4% compare
  5. 136 Ireland 0.1% compare
  6. 137 Israel 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Netherlands?
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Netherlands was 0.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 1997.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2018.
How does Netherlands rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
Netherlands ranks 134th out of 137 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 rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 4,050 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/