Pupils aged 5: % of corresponding age population in Netherlands
Netherlands: Pupils aged 5: % of corresponding age population was 98.3 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 44 countries
All-time high
99.3
in 2013
All-time low
98.3
in 2023
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Netherlands, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary 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 aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Netherlands peaked at 99.3 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 98.3, in 2023.
Netherlands ranks 14th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pupils aged 5: % of corresponding age population in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 99.3 | — |
| 2014 | 99.2 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.9 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.1 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99 | -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 | 99.13 | 98.9 | 99.3 | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.58 | 98.3 | 99 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 12 Latvia 98.6 compare
- 13 Spain 98.4 compare
- 14 Belgium 98.3 compare
- 14 Netherlands 98.3 compare
- 17 Switzerland 98.2 compare
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- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 18.04 million (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Netherlands?
- Pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Netherlands was 98.3 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3 in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.3 in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary?
- Netherlands ranks 14th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary 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 aged 5 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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