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Education · Europe & Central Asia · High income

Netherlands: education in numbers

Pre-primary enrolment is 92.0% (2020), 53rd of 176 in the world and 29th of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 104.2% (2023), 57th of 191 in the world and 11th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Secondary enrolment is 137.5% (2023), 4th of 176 in the world and 4th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia.

Pre-primary enrolment92.0%2020 · world 53/176 · region 29/51Primary enrolment104.2%2023 · world 57/191 · region 11/53Secondary enrolment137.5%2023 · world 4/176 · region 4/53Tertiary enrolment86.6%2023 · world 19/172 · region 10/52
Pre-primary enrolment
NetherlandsEurope & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
0%50%100%150%199520002005201020152020Netherlands92.0%Europe & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
Primary enrolment
NetherlandsEurope & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
95%100%105%110%199520002005201020152020Netherlands104.2%Europe & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
8 indicators

Education: Netherlands in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross92.0%202053/17629/51·89.8%201192.0%−8.0 ppsince 199778.3%83.8%60.9%
Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross104.2%202357/19111/53106.7%2001106.8%104.3%−2.9 ppsince 201299.9%99.8%102.2%
Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross137.5%20234/1764/53123.4%2001124.6%136.3%+26.1 ppsince 2012103.3%103.2%77.3%
Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross86.6%202319/17210/5253.0%200163.7%85.3%+10.8 ppsince 201284.9%82.0%43.6%
Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age0.5%2023153/17837/51··0.2%——2.5%—
Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary11.82017146/17330/48·11.62011·−36%since 199414.914.023.4
Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP5.2%202256/18417/494.6%5.5%5.3%−0.2 ppsince 20124.6%4.7%3.6%
Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure12.0%2022106/17923/4910.6%11.2%11.1%+0.7 ppsince 201211.7%12.0%14.0%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Netherlands and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Netherlands. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorNetherlandsGermanyFranceVenezuelaBelgium
Pre-primary enrolment92.0%2020108.0%2020106.7%202069.5%2017112.4%2020
Primary enrolment104.2%2023102.6%2024103.4%2024113.7%2024102.1%2023
Secondary enrolment137.5%2023100.2%2024103.8%202497.8%2024143.0%2023
Tertiary enrolment86.6%202376.7%202471.5%202478.3%200982.1%2023
Out-of-school children0.5%20230.3%20240.2%20240.6%20231.7%2023
Pupils per teacher11.8201712.3201718.22013—11.32017
Education spending5.2%20225.2%20225.3%20226.9%20096.3%2022
Education, % of budget12.0%202210.7%20229.1%202210.3%202412.0%2022
Germany: educationFrance: educationVenezuela: educationBelgium: education
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