Education in Netherlands

134 indicators covering education for Netherlands.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 101.9% 1985 up 5.1% 86th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 100.3% 1985 up 3.6% 103rd
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.0% 2100 down 22.4% 196th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 3,600 people 2100 down 23.4% 141st
Population by level of education 10.70 million people 2100 up 3.6% 55th
Repeaters, primary, female 1.8% 1985 down 19.4% 96th
Repeaters, primary, male 2.6% 1985 down 15.1% 92nd
School enrollment, secondary, private 8.5% 2022 up 146.5% 120th
School enrollment, primary 98.6% 2017 down 0.7% 19th
Over-age students, primary 5.4% 2017 down 31.3% 102nd
Secondary education, teachers 57.2% 2024 up 9.8% 110th
School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% 2017 up 0.1% 7th
School enrollment, primary, male 98.2% 2017 down 1.4% 16th
Over-age students, primary, male 5.8% 2017 down 30.4% 102nd
Over-age students, primary, female 4.9% 2017 down 32.4% 102nd
Compulsory education, duration 13 years 2025 unchanged 17th
Progression to secondary school 72.8% 1984 up 8.8% 153rd
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 99.0% 2017 31st
Primary education, pupils 48.6% 2017 up 0.7% 95th
Tertiary education, academic staff 49.9% 2024 up 12.5% 52nd
Persistence to grade 5, female 96.2% 1984 down 2.8% 58th
Persistence to grade 5, male 92.8% 1984 down 3.1% 70th
School enrollment, secondary 93.2% 2017 up 5.2% 31st
Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th
Progression to secondary school, male 68.1% 1984 up 4.7% 149th
School enrollment, secondary, female 93.7% 2017 up 5.1% 29th
School enrollment, secondary, male 92.6% 2017 up 5.3% 30th
Progression to secondary school, female 77.5% 1984 up 12.6% 133rd
Expenditure on tertiary education 31.9% 2016 18th
Children out of school, primary 5,698 2023 up 150.6% 124th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 99.5% 2017 9th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 98.6% 2017 18th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 11.81 2017 up 2.1% 172nd
Expenditure on secondary education 40.5% 2016 27th
Expenditure on primary education 21.2% 2016 132nd
Secondary education, pupils 49.0% 2017 up 1.4% 97th
Children out of school, primary, female 1,931 2023 up 159.2% 136th
Children out of school, primary, male 3,767 2023 up 146.4% 121st
Adolescents out of school 0.6% 2023 up 150.0% 162nd
Current education expenditure, total 88.6% 2022 up 1.0% 91st
Current education expenditure, primary 89.4% 2022 up 1.2% 92nd
Current education expenditure, secondary 88.5% 2022 up 2.4% 99th
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 14.52 2017 up 9.0% 95th
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 15.89 2017 up 3.8% 99th
Current education expenditure, tertiary 88.1% 2022 down 1.0% 75th
Adolescents out of school, female 0.5% 2023 up 472.4% 150th
Adolescents out of school, male 0.8% 2023 up 84.9% 152nd
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 12.74 2017 down 3.6% 121st
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 74.1% 2023 up 6.6% 50th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 72.6% 2023 up 11.3% 52nd
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 75.6% 2023 up 2.2% 50th
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 13.82 2017 up 4.1% 68th
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 97.3% 2023 down 1.2% 52nd
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 97.9% 2022 down 0.5% 51st
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 97.4% 2023 down 0.8% 46th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 38.9% 2023 up 30.1% 24th
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 15.26 2017 up 9.8% 48th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 39.2% 2023 up 20.4% 18th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 38.5% 2023 up 41.3% 34th
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 90.3% 2023 up 1.0% 42nd