How does Netherlands rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?

Netherlands ranks 32nd out of 188 countries with data for 2018.

Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Netherlands?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Netherlands

Name: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Netherlands
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Netherlands: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 10.17 years in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)

10.17 years

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

32nd

of 188 countries

All-time high

10.8 years

in 1994

All-time low

10.12 years

in 2016

Years of data

1994–2018

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Netherlands, 1994–2018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 10.17 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Netherlands peaked at 10.8 years in 1994 and was at its lowest, 10.12 years, in 2016.

Netherlands ranks 32nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	10.57 years	10.26 years	10.8 years	6
2000s	10.2 years	10.13 years	10.3 years	10
2010s	10.22 years	10.12 years	10.39 years	7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

29 Trinidad and Tobago 10.21 years compare
30 Tunisia 10.21 years compare
31 New Zealand 10.19 years compare
33 Dominica 10.13 years compare
34 Norway 10.12 years compare
35 Nepal 10.08 years compare

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More reference data data for Netherlands

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.74 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5851 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.79 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1102 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.79 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.83 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.59 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.47 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6002 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Netherlands?: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Netherlands was 10.17 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Netherlands?: The highest recorded value was 10.8 years in 1994.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Netherlands?: The lowest recorded value was 10.12 years in 2016.
How does Netherlands rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?: Netherlands ranks 32nd out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Netherlands?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.