Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Netherlands

Netherlands: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 0.3% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
0.3%
World rank
115th
of 132 countries
All-time high
5.9%
in 2011
All-time low
0.0%
in 2015
Years of data
6
2011–2018

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Netherlands, 2011–2018

02462011201420182011: 5.9 %2012: 5.7 %2015: 0 %2016: 0 %2017: 0 %2018: 0.33 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Netherlands stood at 0.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 94.4% over ten years.

That places Netherlands 115th out of 132 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, female (%) in Netherlands, 2011 to 2018.
Year % Change
2011 5.9%
2012 5.7% -4.3%
2015 0.0% -100.0%
2016 0.0%
2017 0.0%
2018 0.3%

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Netherlands?
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Netherlands was 0.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2011.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
How does Netherlands rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Netherlands ranks 115th out of 132 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 94.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 one year younger than official primary entrance age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 2,324 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/