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

Netherlands: School age population, one year before than official … male than was 91,089 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
91,089 number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
88th
of 202 countries
All-time high
126,676 number
in 1971
All-time low
86,762 number
in 1986
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Netherlands is 91,089 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Netherlands peaked at 126,676 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 86,762 number, in 1986.

That places Netherlands 88th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 … male than in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Netherlands, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 126,384 number —
1971 126,676 number +0.2%
1972 126,400 number -0.2%
1973 125,394 number -0.8%
1974 123,719 number -1.3%
1975 121,479 number -1.8%
1976 118,867 number -2.2%
1977 115,697 number -2.7%
1978 111,850 number -3.3%
1979 107,652 number -3.8%
1980 103,525 number -3.8%
1981 99,988 number -3.4%
1982 96,397 number -3.6%
1983 93,058 number -3.5%
1984 90,186 number -3.1%
1985 88,012 number -2.4%
1986 86,762 number -1.4%
1987 86,900 number +0.2%
1988 88,021 number +1.3%
1989 89,721 number +1.9%
1990 91,421 number +1.9%
1991 92,397 number +1.1%
1992 93,856 number +1.6%
1993 95,365 number +1.6%
1994 96,866 number +1.6%
1995 98,321 number +1.5%
1996 99,704 number +1.4%
1997 100,750 number +1.0%
1998 101,467 number +0.7%
1999 101,892 number +0.4%
2000 102,084 number +0.2%
2001 102,130 number +0.0%
2002 101,840 number -0.3%
2003 101,318 number -0.5%
2004 100,793 number -0.5%
2005 100,570 number -0.2%
2006 101,014 number +0.4%
2007 101,576 number +0.6%
2008 102,442 number +0.9%
2009 103,260 number +0.8%
2010 103,522 number +0.3%
2011 102,616 number -0.9%
2012 101,026 number -1.5%
2013 98,756 number -2.2%
2014 96,237 number -2.6%
2015 94,080 number -2.2%
2016 93,020 number -1.1%
2017 92,152 number -0.9%
2018 91,676 number -0.5%
2019 91,415 number -0.3%
2020 91,089 number -0.4%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 91,089 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 29,178 number, 3.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 91,089 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,344 number, 2.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 120,412 number 107,652 number 126,676 number 10
1980s 92,257 number 86,762 number 103,525 number 10
1990s 97,204 number 91,421 number 101,892 number 10
2000s 101,703 number 100,570 number 103,260 number 10
2010s 96,450 number 91,415 number 103,522 number 10
2020s 91,089 number 91,089 number 91,089 number 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 85 Dominican Republic 98,341 number compare
  2. 86 Romania 96,279 number compare
  3. 87 Azerbaijan 91,396 number compare
  4. 89 Israel 86,142 number compare
  5. 90 Kyrgyzstan 79,499 number compare
  6. 91 Congo 79,423 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 91,089 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 126,676 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 86,762 number in 1986.
How does Netherlands rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Netherlands ranks 88th 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 12.0%. 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, male (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, male (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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Male 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/