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
Latest (2024)
98.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 42 countries
All-time high
99.3%
in 2013
All-time low
98.3%
in 2023
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Netherlands, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 98.3% for pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is 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% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 98.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 97.3%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 98.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.4%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.9% | 99.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.3% | 99.0% | 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 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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