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Netherlands
School enrollment, primary (% gross)

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Global rank#45out of 166 countries
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Historical trend

108107106105104200120122023Netherlands · 2023: 104.16%Netherlands

Analytical takeaways

  • Netherlands records 104.16% for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in 2023, ranking #45 globally out of 166 countries.
  • School enrollment, primary (% gross) declined from 106.74% in 2001 to 104.16% in 2023, a decrease of 2.58%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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