Primary net enrolment in Netherlands

In Netherlands, 99.5% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2010.

Measure: Total net enrolment rate, primary education Unit: % of children of primary school age Data: 2001 to 2023 Source: UNESCO UIS
The latest value carries the source flag “National estimate”.
Netherlands, 2023 99.5%nat_est (National estimate) % of children of primary school age
Change from 2022 −0.1percentage points 2022: 99.6%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 98.7% Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2023 29th of 157 See the full ranking

Primary net enrolment in Netherlands over time

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% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total net enrolment rate, primary education (% of children of primary school age), 2001 to 2023
Period Netherlands
2023 99.5%nat_est (National estimate)
2022 99.6%nat_est (National estimate)
2021 99.8%nat_est (National estimate)
2020 99.8%nat_est (National estimate)
2019 99.9%nat_est (National estimate)
2018 99.7%nat_est (National estimate)
2017 99.8%nat_est (National estimate)
2016 99.9%nat_est (National estimate)
2015 99.9%nat_est (National estimate)
2012 99.9%nat_est (National estimate)
2011 99.9%nat_est (National estimate)
2010 99.2%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2009 99.3%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2008 99.4%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2007 99.4%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2006 99.3%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2005 99.3%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2004 99.2%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2003 99.4%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2002 99.4%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2001 99.4%uis_est (UIS estimate)

Flags: uis_est UIS estimate; nat_est National estimate . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 99.6% in 2022.
  • Since 2011, when it was 99.9%, the figure has changed by −0.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 157 countries with data for 2023, Netherlands has the 29th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
NERT.1.CP · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2001 to 2023 for Netherlands
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org