Education in Netherlands 3,215 indicators covering education for Netherlands. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 0.9589 GPI 2018 up 0.3% 148th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 99.0% 2017 — 31st Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 2.44 million 2024 down 4.2% 73rd Population of compulsory school age, female 1.19 million 2024 down 4.4% 73rd Population of compulsory school age, male 1.25 million 2024 down 3.9% 72nd Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 764,332 2023 down 4.8% 65th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 56.5% 61st Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 21.1% 2023 down 15.4% 17th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 222,160 2024 up 8.0% 72nd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 109,317 2024 up 8.5% 72nd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 112,843 2024 up 7.4% 73rd Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 365,766 2023 down 4.9% 66th Duration of compulsory education 13 years 2025 unchanged 17th Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years 2025 unchanged 129th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 20.3% 2023 down 13.4% 17th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 21.9% 2023 down 17.2% 21st Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 2,461 1985 down 27.4% 65th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 1,544 1985 down 34.7% 66th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 3,718 1985 down 23.7% 62nd Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 2,043 1985 down 24.2% 69th Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 398,566 2023 down 4.7% 63rd Government spending on education as a share of GDP 5.2% 2022 down 3.5% 58th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 135.8% 2018 up 18.8% 8th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 1,075 1985 down 50.0% 80th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 1,460 1985 down 40.5% 79th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 177.2% 103rd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.2% 2025 down 33.3% 189th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.2% 2025 down 33.3% 187th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.3% 2025 unchanged 183rd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 1.3% 2025 down 13.3% 187th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 1.1% 2025 down 26.7% 188th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 1.5% 2025 unchanged 185th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.1% 2025 down 50.0% 186th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 0.1% 2025 down 50.0% 185th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 0.1% 2025 down 50.0% 185th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.7333 modelled data 2025 down 26.7% 154th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 846,422 2023 up 13.3% 49th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.9263 GPIA 2023 up 4.5% 36th Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 5.2% 2022 down 3.5% 58th Primary education, pupils 48.6% 2017 up 0.7% 95th Inequality in education 0.0465 2023 up 9.5% 142nd Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 1.4% 1984 down 27.4% 96th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 140.1% 2018 up 21.9% 7th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 131.8% 2018 up 15.8% 11th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.06 GPI 2018 up 5.3% 65th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 438,189 2023 up 20.2% 45th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.6667 modelled data 2025 down 33.3% 166th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 2 2025 unchanged 45th Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 12 2025 unchanged 26th End of the academic school year 2,023 tertiary education 2023 up 0.5% 109th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 31.9% 87th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 408,233 2023 up 6.7% 52nd Tertiary education, academic staff 49.9% 2024 up 12.5% 52nd Start month of the academic school year 8 tertiary education 2023 down 20.0% 128th End month of the academic school year 7 tertiary education 2023 down 22.2% 80th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 3,394 2010 down 40.0% 82nd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 1 modelled data 2025 unchanged 70th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 3.1% 1984 down 28.5% 68th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 5.0% 1984 down 34.5% 66th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.1% 2023 up 105.2% 127th ← Previous Page 10 of 54 Next →