Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Netherlands

Netherlands: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 97,616 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
97,616 number
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
85th
of 205 countries
All-time high
127,988 number
in 1978
All-time low
90,056 number
in 1992
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Netherlands, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Netherlands stood at 97,616 number.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Netherlands peaked at 127,988 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 90,056 number, in 1992.

Netherlands ranks 85th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number) in Netherlands, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 115,564 number
1971 117,030 number +1.3%
1972 119,247 number +1.9%
1973 121,592 number +2.0%
1974 123,770 number +1.8%
1975 125,775 number +1.6%
1976 127,199 number +1.1%
1977 127,982 number +0.6%
1978 127,988 number +0.0%
1979 127,687 number -0.2%
1980 127,181 number -0.4%
1981 125,868 number -1.0%
1982 123,231 number -2.1%
1983 119,631 number -2.9%
1984 115,918 number -3.1%
1985 112,157 number -3.2%
1986 108,276 number -3.5%
1987 104,353 number -3.6%
1988 100,611 number -3.6%
1989 97,092 number -3.5%
1990 93,579 number -3.6%
1991 90,912 number -2.8%
1992 90,056 number -0.9%
1993 90,353 number +0.3%
1994 90,734 number +0.4%
1995 91,344 number +0.7%
1996 92,263 number +1.0%
1997 93,629 number +1.5%
1998 95,060 number +1.5%
1999 96,596 number +1.6%
2000 98,197 number +1.7%
2001 99,636 number +1.5%
2002 100,710 number +1.1%
2003 101,503 number +0.8%
2004 102,231 number +0.7%
2005 103,009 number +0.8%
2006 103,503 number +0.5%
2007 103,266 number -0.2%
2008 102,687 number -0.6%
2009 102,112 number -0.6%
2010 101,247 number -0.8%
2011 100,696 number -0.5%
2012 101,610 number +0.9%
2013 102,914 number +1.3%
2014 103,823 number +0.9%
2015 104,733 number +0.9%
2016 105,014 number +0.3%
2017 103,714 number -1.2%
2018 101,597 number -2.0%
2019 99,660 number -1.9%
2020 97,616 number -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 123,383 number 115,564 number 127,988 number 10
1980s 113,432 number 97,092 number 127,181 number 10
1990s 92,453 number 90,056 number 96,596 number 10
2000s 101,685 number 98,197 number 103,503 number 10
2010s 102,501 number 99,660 number 105,014 number 10
2020s 97,616 number 97,616 number 97,616 number 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 82 Togo 100,822 number compare
  2. 83 Tajikistan 100,062 number compare
  3. 84 Sierra Leone 97,907 number compare
  4. 86 Dominican Republic 97,039 number compare
  5. 87 Tunisia 85,271 number compare
  6. 88 Azerbaijan 80,611 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Netherlands?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Netherlands was 97,616 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 127,988 number in 1978.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 90,056 number in 1992.
How does Netherlands rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Netherlands ranks 85th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.