Education in Netherlands

3,215 indicators covering education for Netherlands.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 90,968 2024 down 2.4% 89th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 86,366 2024 down 3.4% 89th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 177,334 2024 down 2.9% 89th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 89,480 2024 down 6.2% 89th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 85,520 2024 down 5.5% 89th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 175,000 2024 down 5.9% 89th
School age population, pre-primary education, male 267,487 2024 down 6.1% 89th
School age population, pre-primary education, female 255,092 2024 down 6.1% 90th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 522,579 2024 down 6.1% 90th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 1.14 million 2023 down 10.5% 81st
Share of children in primary school age who are in school 99.5% 2023 down 0.4% 28th
Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 down 14.3% 91st
Primary education, pupils 1.14 million 2023 down 10.5% 81st
Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th
Secondary education, pupils 1.61 million 2023 up 3.9% 57th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 2.02 units per square kilometre 2023 up 21.7% 16th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 104.4% 2023 down 3.0% 70th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9957 GPIA 2023 up 0.6% 112th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 103.9% 2023 down 2.4% 69th
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.24 years 2023 down 3.1% 69th
School life expectancy, primary, female 6.22 years 2023 down 2.6% 67th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 0.5% 2023 up 156.9% 177th
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 0.487 % change on previous year 2017 down 41.5% 120th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9958 GPIA 2023 up 0.5% 110th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 120.0% 2018 up 4.0% 5th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 120.7% 2018 up 6.4% 6th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 14.29 years 2018 up 3.1% 8th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 1 GPI 2018 up 2.3% 89th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 14.35 years 2018 up 5.4% 8th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 240,049 2023 down 5.7% 56th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 247,743 2023 down 7.2% 56th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 23,856 1985 down 37.2% 71st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.2844 units per square kilometre 1985 down 38.6% 38th
Government expenditure on education, total 5.2% 2022 down 3.5% 57th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0.4222 units per square kilometre 1985 down 36.3% 38th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2018 down 11.9% 172nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 14.11 number per square kilometre 2018 down 10.2% 18th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 92.2% 1984 down 2.0% 81st
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 96.1% 1984 down 2.0% 61st
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0361 units per person 2017 down 11.9% 8th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 618,788 2017 down 7.8% 23rd
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 118,472 2024 up 9.9% 49th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.79 % change on previous year 2018 down 294.5% 175th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 3.54 units per square kilometre 2023 up 8.2% 17th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 18.38 units per square kilometre 2017 down 7.6% 4th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 99.6% 2023 down 0.3% 10th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 137.5% 2023 up 23.4% 4th
Number of under-five deaths, male 370 2024 down 8.6% 118th
Number of under-five deaths, female 291 2024 down 8.5% 118th
Number of infant deaths, male 323 2024 down 6.1% 117th
Number of infant deaths, female 254 2024 down 6.6% 117th
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 7.89 years 2023 up 1.8% 20th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 3.99 years 2018 up 40.3% 8th
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 1.13 GPI 2018 up 2.6% 102nd
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 4.5 years 2018 up 43.9% 20th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 14.12 years 2023 down 0.3% 14th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 121.4% 2023 up 10.9% 9th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2017 down 7.3% 116th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0051 number per person 2018 down 10.1% 41st
Teachers in primary education, female 87,929 number 2018 down 7.2% 45th