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 91,089 number in 2020. β–Ό 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 age 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 age 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 age 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.

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

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 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 age 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 age 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 age?
Netherlands ranks 88th 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 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
Last refreshed

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/