INCA Education around the world
Netherlands : Grade/year level key
Grade/year group key
| Grade/Year | Age range |
| 1 | 4/5 |
| 2 | 5/6 |
| 3 | 6/7 |
| 4 | 7/8 |
| 5 | 8/9 |
| 6 | 9/10 |
| 7 | 10/11 |
| 8 | 11/12 |
| 9 | 12/13 |
| 10 | 13/14 |
| 11 | 14/15 |
| 12 | 15/16 |
| 13 | 16/17 |
| 14 | 17/18 |
Bold = compulsory. Children must attend school full time until the end of the school year in which they turn 16. From then on, all pupils up to the age of 18 are required to continue learning until they have obtained a basic qualification.
