Education in Netherlands

3,215 indicators covering education for Netherlands.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 94.4% 2023 up 19.5% 32nd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 79.0% 2023 up 8.6% 17th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.16 GPIA 2023 up 7.7% 109th
Primary education, teachers 87.0% 2024 up 1.3% 52nd
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 30,341 number 2018 down 12.3% 42nd
Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.96 % change on previous year 2018 up 694.8% 113th
Repeaters, primary, total 2.2% 1985 down 17.0% 96th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 4.69 years 2023 up 19.8% 29th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 3.92 years 2023 up 8.3% 17th
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 1.16 GPIA 2023 up 8.3% 113th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.4% 2018 165th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 18.43 years 2023 up 2.7% 14th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 69,777 number 2018 up 47.2% 31st
Persistence to grade 5, total 94.5% 1984 down 3.0% 73rd
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 94.1% 1984 down 2.0% 82nd
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 65 2024 down 4.4% 120th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 93 2024 down 2.1% 117th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 215 2024 up 4.9% 115th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 357 2024 up 17.0% 111th
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 children who are not in pre-primary school 1.7% 2023 up 282.3% 153rd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 2.82 years 2023 down 0.1% 46th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 2.77 years 2023 down 1.8% 50th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 GPIA 2023 up 1.6% 74th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 87.8% 2024 up 1.1% 168th
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 3,898 2024 down 10.2% 28th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 28,141 2024 down 1.9% 44th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2018 up 3.1% 98th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 42,305 2024 up 52.4% 26th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female 49.9% 2024 up 12.5% 53rd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male 42,457 2024 up 21.9% 29th
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
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 1.26 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 3.1% 25th
Repeaters, primary, female 1.8% 1985 down 19.4% 96th
Repeaters, primary, male 2.6% 1985 down 15.1% 92nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 18.95 years 2023 up 5.5% 15th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 17.93 years 2023 up 0.0% 9th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.05 GPIA 2023 up 5.1% 89th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 87.9% 2018 up 2.8% 156th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 26,665 number 2018 down 9.9% 39th
School enrollment, secondary, private 8.5% 2022 up 146.5% 120th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 1.04 GPIA 1984 up 0.1% 45th
School enrollment, primary 98.6% 2017 down 0.7% 19th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 96.1% 1984 down 2.0% 62nd
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 92.2% 1984 down 2.0% 82nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 0.9717 GPIA 2023 down 10.0% 211th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 0.5% 2017 148th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 1.4% 2017 126th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 110.2% 2018 up 11.7% 8th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 7,029 2023 up 26.6% 49th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 8,263 2023 up 29.1% 79th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 131 2023 down 24.3% 69th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 128 2023 down 14.1% 87th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 628 2023 up 427.7% 90th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 67 2023 down 35.0% 59th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 16 2023 up 220.0% 88th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 9 2023 up 200.0% 61st