Primary school enrolment (gross) in Netherlands
Gross primary school enrolment in Netherlands was 104.2% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2001.
Netherlands, 2023
104.2%
Change from 2022
−0.1percentage points
European Union, 2023
102.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
101.6%
Position in 2023
45th of 166
Primary school enrolment (gross) in Netherlands over time
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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Netherlands | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 102.4% |
| 2023 | 104.2% | 102.4% |
| 2022 | 104.2% | 101.4% |
| 2021 | 104.4% | 101.4% |
| 2020 | 104.3% | 100.8% |
| 2019 | 104.6% | 101.5% |
| 2018 | 104.6% | 101.4% |
| 2017 | 105.0% | 101.4% |
| 2016 | 105.7% | 101.0% |
| 2015 | 106.1% | 101.4% |
| 2014 | – | 101.6% |
| 2013 | – | 102.2% |
| 2012 | 107.0% | 101.6% |
| 2011 | 107.1% | 101.8% |
| 2010 | 106.8% | 102.0% |
| 2009 | 107.0% | 102.3% |
| 2008 | 107.3% | 102.7% |
| 2007 | 107.7% | 103.1% |
| 2006 | 107.8% | 103.4% |
| 2005 | 107.9% | 103.5% |
| 2004 | 108.2% | 103.0% |
| 2003 | 108.0% | 103.1% |
| 2002 | 107.0% | 103.2% |
| 2001 | 106.7% | 103.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 104.2% in 2022.
- Since 2011, when it was 107.1%, the figure has changed by −2.9 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2023, Netherlands has the 45th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 102.4%.
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86.6%
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Early leavers from education and training
7.4%
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Adult participation in learning
25.9%
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
3.6%
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