Progression to secondary school in Netherlands
Netherlands: Progression to secondary school was 72.8% in 1984. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Netherlands, 1971–1984
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school in Netherlands is 72.8%, measured in 1984. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Netherlands peaked at 72.8% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 1971.
Netherlands ranks 153rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.3% | 63.1% | 70.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 71.1% | 70.0% | 72.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (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 progression to secondary school in Netherlands?
- Progression to secondary school in Netherlands was 72.8% in 1984, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 1984.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 1971.
- How does Netherlands rank for progression to secondary school?
- Netherlands ranks 153rd out of 167 countries with data for 1984.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).