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 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 age 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 age 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 age 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.

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 age in Netherlands?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 age 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 age 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 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 11.8%. 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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/