Primary education, teachers in Netherlands
Netherlands: Primary education, teachers was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Netherlands, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 87.0% for primary education, teachers in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Netherlands peaked at 87.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 44.9%, in 1978.
Netherlands ranks 52nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.5% | 44.9% | 49.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 49.1% | 45.3% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.6% | 52.1% | 64.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 84.8% | 87.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 87.0% | 87.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 49 Guyana 87.3% compare
- 50 Poland 87.1% compare
- 51 Puerto Rico 87.1% compare
- 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.6% compare
- 54 United Kingdom 86.4% compare
- 55 Saint Lucia 86.2% compare
More education data for Netherlands
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 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 primary education, teachers in Netherlands?
- Primary education, teachers in Netherlands was 87.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.9% in 1978.
- How does Netherlands rank for primary education, teachers?
- Netherlands ranks 52nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.