Out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex in Netherlands
Netherlands: Out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex was 0.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6%
Change on year
down 9.5%
World rank
26th
of 42 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2023
All-time low
0.3%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex in Netherlands, 2015–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.6% for out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and up 119.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex in Netherlands peaked at 0.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2015.
Netherlands ranks 26th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.3% | — |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +39.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +18.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +43.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -9.5% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.1%, 50% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 46% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More population data for Netherlands
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.5458 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 519.97 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 757,165 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.9625 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex in Netherlands?
- Out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex in Netherlands was 0.6% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- How does Netherlands rank for out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex?
- Netherlands ranks 26th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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