Average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Netherlands

Netherlands: Average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 45.11 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
45.11
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
8th
of 104 countries
All-time high
45.11
in 2016
All-time low
37.08
in 1999
Years of data
18
1999–2016

Average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Netherlands, 1999–2016

010203040501999200720161999: 37.12000: 37.32001: 37.52002: 37.92003: 382004: 38.32005: 40.32006: 40.52007: 40.92008: 41.42009: 41.72010: 41.82011: 422012: 42.22013: 42.32014: 44.82015: 44.72016: 45.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 45.11 for average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2016. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Netherlands peaked at 45.11 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 37.08, in 1999.

Netherlands ranks 8th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 37.08 37.08 37.08 1
2000s 39.38 37.34 41.66 10
2010s 43.28 41.81 45.11 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 5 Croatia 45.46 compare
  2. 6 Latvia 45.46 compare
  3. 7 Lithuania 45.15 compare
  4. 9 Estonia 45.11 compare
  5. 10 Slovakia 45.06 compare
  6. 11 Norway 45.05 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Netherlands?
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Netherlands was 45.11 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 45.11 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 37.08 in 1999.
How does Netherlands rank for average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Netherlands ranks 8th out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,415 data points, 1970–2021
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