School age population, one year before than official … female than in Netherlands

Netherlands: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 86,380 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
86,380 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
87th
of 202 countries
All-time high
120,843 number
in 1971
All-time low
82,702 number
in 1986
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Netherlands stood at 86,380 number.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Netherlands peaked at 120,843 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 82,702 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.

School age population, one year before than official … female than in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Netherlands, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 120,515 number —
1971 120,843 number +0.3%
1972 120,515 number -0.3%
1973 119,495 number -0.8%
1974 117,851 number -1.4%
1975 115,704 number -1.8%
1976 113,244 number -2.1%
1977 110,187 number -2.7%
1978 106,523 number -3.3%
1979 102,553 number -3.7%
1980 98,678 number -3.8%
1981 95,392 number -3.3%
1982 91,949 number -3.6%
1983 88,758 number -3.5%
1984 86,016 number -3.1%
1985 83,931 number -2.4%
1986 82,702 number -1.5%
1987 82,868 number +0.2%
1988 84,002 number +1.4%
1989 85,720 number +2.0%
1990 87,468 number +2.0%
1991 88,545 number +1.2%
1992 89,910 number +1.5%
1993 91,283 number +1.5%
1994 92,636 number +1.5%
1995 93,968 number +1.4%
1996 95,290 number +1.4%
1997 96,175 number +0.9%
1998 96,752 number +0.6%
1999 97,071 number +0.3%
2000 97,203 number +0.1%
2001 97,258 number +0.1%
2002 96,924 number -0.3%
2003 96,361 number -0.6%
2004 95,783 number -0.6%
2005 95,487 number -0.3%
2006 95,815 number +0.3%
2007 96,273 number +0.5%
2008 97,020 number +0.8%
2009 97,734 number +0.7%
2010 97,947 number +0.2%
2011 97,083 number -0.9%
2012 95,585 number -1.5%
2013 93,459 number -2.2%
2014 91,104 number -2.5%
2015 89,078 number -2.2%
2016 88,066 number -1.1%
2017 87,295 number -0.9%
2018 86,879 number -0.5%
2019 86,658 number -0.3%
2020 86,380 number -0.3%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 86,380 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 27,738 number, 3.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 86,380 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,030 number, 2.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 114,743 number 102,553 number 120,843 number 10
1980s 88,002 number 82,702 number 98,678 number 10
1990s 92,910 number 87,468 number 97,071 number 10
2000s 96,586 number 95,487 number 97,734 number 10
2010s 91,315 number 86,658 number 97,947 number 10
2020s 86,380 number 86,380 number 86,380 number 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 84 Honduras 96,244 number compare
  2. 85 Dominican Republic 94,711 number compare
  3. 86 Romania 91,015 number compare
  4. 88 Israel 81,619 number compare
  5. 89 Azerbaijan 79,278 number compare
  6. 90 Congo 77,929 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Netherlands?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Netherlands was 86,380 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 120,843 number in 1971.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 82,702 number in 1986.
How does Netherlands rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Netherlands ranks 87th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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, female (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, female (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
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Female 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/