School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Netherlands

Netherlands: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 527,965 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
527,965 number
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
97th
of 199 countries
All-time high
589,939 number
in 2011
All-time low
391,333 number
in 2005
Years of data
22
1999–2020

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Netherlands, 1999–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1999200920201999: 397.7k number2000: 397.9k number2001: 397.9k number2002: 396.2k number2003: 393.8k number2004: 391.8k number2005: 391.3k number2006: 394.0k number2007: 396.6k number2008: 400.0k number2009: 402.7k number2010: 402.5k number2011: 589.9k number2012: 577.0k number2013: 561.6k number2014: 547.0k number2015: 542.5k number2016: 537.5k number2017: 534.8k number2018: 533.8k number2019: 533.1k number2020: 528.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Netherlands stood at 527,965 number.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Netherlands peaked at 589,939 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 391,333 number, in 2005.

That places Netherlands 97th out of 199 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Netherlands, 1999 to 2020.
Year number Change
1999 397,675 number
2000 397,911 number +0.1%
2001 397,860 number -0.0%
2002 396,168 number -0.4%
2003 393,806 number -0.6%
2004 391,759 number -0.5%
2005 391,333 number -0.1%
2006 394,040 number +0.7%
2007 396,635 number +0.7%
2008 400,036 number +0.9%
2009 402,700 number +0.7%
2010 402,479 number -0.1%
2011 589,939 number +46.6%
2012 576,984 number -2.2%
2013 561,603 number -2.7%
2014 546,982 number -2.6%
2015 542,462 number -0.8%
2016 537,539 number -0.9%
2017 534,821 number -0.5%
2018 533,795 number -0.2%
2019 533,076 number -0.1%
2020 527,965 number -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 397,675 number 397,675 number 397,675 number 1
2000s 396,225 number 391,333 number 402,700 number 10
2010s 535,968 number 402,479 number 589,939 number 10
2020s 527,965 number 527,965 number 527,965 number 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 94 United Arab Emirates 604,697 number compare
  2. 95 Honduras 592,703 number compare
  3. 96 Dominican Republic 580,254 number compare
  4. 98 Austria 527,420 number compare
  5. 99 Oman 517,589 number compare
  6. 100 Greece 510,409 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Netherlands?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Netherlands was 527,965 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 589,939 number in 2011.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 391,333 number in 2005.
How does Netherlands rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Netherlands ranks 97th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/