Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Netherlands
Netherlands: Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at was 98.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Netherlands, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Netherlands is 98.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Netherlands peaked at 99.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 98.3%, in 2023.
Netherlands ranks 14th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 99.3% | — |
| 2014 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.9% | 99.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.3% | 99.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Netherlands?
- Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Netherlands was 98.3% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.3% in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at?
- Netherlands ranks 14th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of the population of the corresponding age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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