School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Netherlands

Netherlands: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 177,469 number in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
177,469 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
87th
of 202 countries
All-time high
247,519 number
in 1971
All-time low
169,464 number
in 1986
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Netherlands, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 177,469 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Netherlands peaked at 247,519 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 169,464 number, in 1986.

Netherlands ranks 87th of 202 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 235,155 number 210,205 number 247,519 number 10
1980s 180,259 number 169,464 number 202,203 number 10
1990s 190,114 number 178,889 number 198,963 number 10
2000s 198,288 number 196,057 number 200,994 number 10
2010s 187,765 number 178,073 number 201,469 number 10
2020s 177,469 number 177,469 number 177,469 number 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 84 Honduras 196,879 number compare
  2. 85 Dominican Republic 193,052 number compare
  3. 86 Romania 187,294 number compare
  4. 88 Azerbaijan, Republic of 170,674 number compare
  5. 89 Israel 167,761 number compare
  6. 90 Congo, Republic of 157,352 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Netherlands

All data for Netherlands β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Netherlands?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Netherlands was 177,469 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 247,519 number in 1971.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 169,464 number in 1986.
How does Netherlands rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Netherlands ranks 87th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/