Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex in Netherlands
Netherlands: Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex was 96.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Netherlands, 1998–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 96.4 for pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Netherlands peaked at 99.6 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 73, in 2003.
Netherlands ranks 23rd of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 98.4 | — |
| 1999 | 98 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 99.5 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 98.1 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 99.1 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 73 | -26.3% |
| 2004 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 73.4 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 74.2 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 98.9 | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 99.5 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 99.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.6 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.5 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.6 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 97.6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.9 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 97.2 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 97.1 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.9 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 93.8 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 96.6 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 96.4 | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +33.3% | 74.2 | 98.9 |
| 2003 | -26.3% | 99.1 | 73 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.2 | 98 | 98.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 88.92 | 73 | 99.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.28 | 96.9 | 99.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.16 | 93.8 | 97.1 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Netherlands?
- Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Netherlands was 96.4 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6 in 2010.
- What is the lowest pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 73 in 2003.
- How does Netherlands rank for pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary?
- Netherlands ranks 23rd out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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