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

Netherlands: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 0.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.7%
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
112th
of 148 countries
All-time high
7.8%
in 1985
All-time low
0.6%
in 1995
Years of data
28
1971–2018

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

024681971199420181971: 5.6 %1972: 5.2 %1973: 5.7 %1974: 6.3 %1975: 6.6 %1976: 5.8 %1977: 5.6 %1978: 5.4 %1979: 5.2 %1980: 5.5 %1981: 5.9 %1982: 6.3 %1983: 6.6 %1984: 7 %1985: 7.8 %1986: 5.6 %1987: 5.5 %1988: 5.2 %1989: 4.6 %1990: 4.2 %1991: 3.7 %1992: 6.6 %1993: 6.1 %1995: 0.646 %1996: 0.861 %1997: 1.3 %2017: 0.792 %2018: 0.693 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Netherlands stood at 0.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Netherlands peaked at 7.8% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1995.

That places Netherlands 112th out of 148 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%) in Netherlands, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 5.6%
1972 5.2% -6.7%
1973 5.7% +9.2%
1974 6.3% +9.8%
1975 6.6% +5.8%
1976 5.8% -12.6%
1977 5.6% -4.0%
1978 5.4% -3.9%
1979 5.2% -2.3%
1980 5.5% +5.5%
1981 5.9% +6.4%
1982 6.3% +6.6%
1983 6.6% +5.6%
1984 7.0% +6.6%
1985 7.8% +10.5%
1986 5.6% -27.5%
1987 5.5% -3.4%
1988 5.2% -4.3%
1989 4.6% -12.5%
1990 4.2% -7.4%
1991 3.7% -13.6%
1992 6.6% +80.1%
1993 6.1% -6.7%
1995 0.6% -89.5%
1996 0.9% +33.3%
1997 1.3% +46.1%
2017 0.8% -37.0%
2018 0.7% -12.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.7% 5.2% 6.6% 9
1980s 6.0% 4.6% 7.8% 10
1990s 3.3% 0.6% 6.6% 7
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 109 Seychelles 0.9% compare
  2. 110 Finland 0.8% compare
  3. 111 Cyprus 0.7% compare
  4. 113 Latvia 0.7% compare
  5. 114 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.7% compare
  6. 115 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Netherlands?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Netherlands was 0.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 1985.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1995.
How does Netherlands rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Netherlands ranks 112th 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/