Approximately 83 percent of respondents of a survey carried out in the Netherlands during 2019 either disagreed or completely disagreed with the statement that their child being taught by a gay teacher would be a problem for them. In contrast, only five percent either agreed or completely agreed that that situation would be a problem.
Share of people who would find it a problem if their child was taught by a gay teacher in the Netherlands in 2019/20
Characteristic
Share of respondents
(Completely) agree
5%
Don't agree/don't disagree
6%
(Completely) disgaree
83%
Have never thought about it
6%
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• (Completely) agree 5%
• Don't agree/don't disagree 6%
• (Completely) disgaree 83%
• Have never thought about it 6%
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The wording was originally phrased in Dutch as: "Ik zou het een probleem vinden als mijn kind op school les krijgt van een homoseksuele leraar of lerares." (Translation: "I would find it a problem if my child is taught at school by a gay teacher.")
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Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (May 17, 2022). Share of people who would find it a problem if their child was taught by a gay teacher in the Netherlands in 2019/20 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322525/netherlands-opinion-children-taught-by-gay-teacher/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "Share of people who would find it a problem if their child was taught by a gay teacher in the Netherlands in 2019/20." Chart. May 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322525/netherlands-opinion-children-taught-by-gay-teacher/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (2022). Share of people who would find it a problem if their child was taught by a gay teacher in the Netherlands in 2019/20. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322525/netherlands-opinion-children-taught-by-gay-teacher/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "Share of People Who Would Find It a Problem If Their Child Was Taught by a Gay Teacher in The Netherlands in 2019/20." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322525/netherlands-opinion-children-taught-by-gay-teacher/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau , Share of people who would find it a problem if their child was taught by a gay teacher in the Netherlands in 2019/20 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322525/netherlands-opinion-children-taught-by-gay-teacher/ (last visited February 24, 2025)
Share of people who would find it a problem if their child was taught by a gay teacher in the Netherlands in 2019/20 [Graph], Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau , May 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322525/netherlands-opinion-children-taught-by-gay-teacher/
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