School age population, early childhood education, male in Netherlands

Netherlands: School age population, early childhood education, male was 270,917 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
270,917 number
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
98th
of 199 countries
All-time high
303,137 number
in 2011
All-time low
200,784 number
in 2005
Years of data
22
1999–2020

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1999200920201999: 203.7k number2000: 203.9k number2001: 203.8k number2002: 203.0k number2003: 201.9k number2004: 200.9k number2005: 200.8k number2006: 202.3k number2007: 203.7k number2008: 205.5k number2009: 206.9k number2010: 206.8k number2011: 303.1k number2012: 296.5k number2013: 288.5k number2014: 280.9k number2015: 278.6k number2016: 276.1k number2017: 274.6k number2018: 274.0k number2019: 273.6k number2020: 270.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, male in Netherlands is 270,917 number, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Netherlands peaked at 303,137 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 200,784 number, in 2005.

Netherlands ranks 98th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 203,735 number 203,735 number 203,735 number 1
2000s 203,267 number 200,784 number 206,907 number 10
2010s 275,276 number 206,820 number 303,137 number 10
2020s 270,917 number 270,917 number 270,917 number 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 95 Honduras 303,004 number compare
  2. 96 Dominican Republic 295,141 number compare
  3. 97 Austria 271,431 number compare
  4. 99 Oman 266,637 number compare
  5. 100 Greece 263,308 number compare
  6. 101 Belarus 244,989 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Netherlands?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Netherlands was 270,917 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 303,137 number in 2011.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 200,784 number in 2005.
How does Netherlands rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Netherlands ranks 98th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (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
Last refreshed

Male 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/