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 1.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1.6%
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
103rd
of 148 countries
All-time high
11.2%
in 1985
All-time low
0.5%
in 1995
Years of data
28
1971–2018

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

02.557.5101971199420181971: 6.7 %1972: 7 %1973: 8 %1974: 8.5 %1975: 8.9 %1976: 8.1 %1977: 8 %1978: 7.8 %1979: 7.8 %1980: 8.2 %1981: 8.8 %1982: 9.3 %1983: 9.8 %1984: 10.3 %1985: 11.2 %1986: 8.8 %1987: 8.8 %1988: 8.8 %1989: 7.8 %1990: 7.7 %1991: 7.2 %1992: 9.6 %1993: 9.8 %1995: 0.476 %1996: 0.526 %1997: 0.74 %2017: 1.7 %2018: 1.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Netherlands is 1.6%, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Netherlands peaked at 11.2% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1995.

Netherlands ranks 103rd 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 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, male (%) in Netherlands, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 6.7%
1972 7.0% +5.2%
1973 8.0% +13.3%
1974 8.5% +6.6%
1975 8.9% +4.4%
1976 8.1% -8.9%
1977 8.0% -1.1%
1978 7.8% -2.5%
1979 7.8% +0.7%
1980 8.2% +4.8%
1981 8.8% +6.7%
1982 9.3% +5.7%
1983 9.8% +5.7%
1984 10.3% +5.1%
1985 11.2% +8.2%
1986 8.8% -21.4%
1987 8.8% +0.3%
1988 8.8% +0.3%
1989 7.8% -11.2%
1990 7.7% -1.3%
1991 7.2% -6.2%
1992 9.6% +33.2%
1993 9.8% +1.8%
1995 0.5% -95.1%
1996 0.5% +10.4%
1997 0.7% +40.7%
2017 1.7% +136.0%
2018 1.6% -10.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.9% 6.7% 8.9% 9
1980s 9.2% 7.8% 11.2% 10
1990s 5.2% 0.5% 9.8% 7
2010s 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 2

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  5. 105 Latvia 1.5% compare
  6. 106 Macau, China 1.4% 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 1.6% 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 11.2% 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 0.5% in 1995.
How does Netherlands rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Netherlands ranks 103rd 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,329 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/