School age population, early childhood education, female in Netherlands

Netherlands: School age population, early childhood education, female was 257,048 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
257,048 number
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
97th
of 199 countries
All-time high
286,802 number
in 2011
All-time low
190,549 number
in 2005
Years of data
22
1999–2020

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1999200920201999: 193.9k number2000: 194.0k number2001: 194.0k number2002: 193.1k number2003: 191.9k number2004: 190.8k number2005: 190.5k number2006: 191.8k number2007: 193.0k number2008: 194.6k number2009: 195.8k number2010: 195.7k number2011: 286.8k number2012: 280.5k number2013: 273.1k number2014: 266.0k number2015: 263.9k number2016: 261.5k number2017: 260.2k number2018: 259.8k number2019: 259.5k number2020: 257.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 257,048 number for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Netherlands peaked at 286,802 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 190,549 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 193,940 number 193,940 number 193,940 number 1
2000s 192,958 number 190,549 number 195,793 number 10
2010s 260,692 number 195,659 number 286,802 number 10
2020s 257,048 number 257,048 number 257,048 number 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 94 United Arab Emirates 298,468 number compare
  2. 95 Honduras 289,699 number compare
  3. 96 Dominican Republic 285,113 number compare
  4. 98 Austria 255,989 number compare
  5. 99 Oman 250,952 number compare
  6. 100 Greece 247,101 number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Netherlands?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Netherlands was 257,048 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 286,802 number in 2011.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 190,549 number in 2005.
How does Netherlands rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Netherlands ranks 97th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (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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Female 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/