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
Netherlands recorded 98.3 for pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary 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 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% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 98.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 97.4, 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 | 99.13 | 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
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)
- Population growth rate -0.201 (2100)
- Population density 519.97 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 757,165 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.201 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.3126 % change on previous year (2025)
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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