Children out of school, primary in Netherlands
Netherlands: Children out of school, primary was 5,698 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5,698
Change on year
up 28.2%
World rank
124th
of 197 countries
All-time high
5,698
in 2023
All-time low
1,416
in 2019
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Children out of school, primary in Netherlands, 2017–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2023, children out of school, primary in Netherlands stood at 5,698. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.2% on the previous year and up 150.6% over ten years.
That places Netherlands 124th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,206 | 1,416 | 2,928 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3,549 | 1,937 | 5,698 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 98,851 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.9% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 104.4% (2023)
- Labor force, female 47.2% (2025)
- Labor force, total 10.35 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Netherlands?
- Children out of school, primary in Netherlands was 5,698 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 5,698 in 2023.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,416 in 2019.
- How does Netherlands rank for children out of school, primary?
- Netherlands ranks 124th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.