Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Netherlands

Netherlands: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and was 12.18 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
12.18
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
22nd
of 94 countries
All-time high
12.18
in 2015
All-time low
0
in 1994
Years of data
20
1994–2016

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Netherlands, 1994–2016

02.557.51012.51994200520161994: 01995: 01999: 10.92000: 112001: 112002: 11.12003: 11.22004: 11.32005: 11.62006: 11.62007: 11.62008: 11.82009: 11.82010: 11.92011: 11.92012: 122013: 12.12014: 12.22015: 12.22016: 12.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 12.18 for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in 2016.

That represents a change of up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Netherlands peaked at 12.18 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1994.

Netherlands ranks 22nd of 94 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, total in Netherlands, 1994 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1994 0
1995 0
1999 10.87
2000 10.98 +1.0%
2001 10.99 +0.1%
2002 11.06 +0.6%
2003 11.21 +1.3%
2004 11.34 +1.2%
2005 11.62 +2.5%
2006 11.64 +0.2%
2007 11.65 +0.0%
2008 11.76 +1.0%
2009 11.81 +0.4%
2010 11.89 +0.7%
2011 11.91 +0.2%
2012 11.99 +0.7%
2013 12.07 +0.6%
2014 12.15 +0.7%
2015 12.18 +0.3%
2016 12.18 -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.62 0 10.87 3
2000s 11.4 10.98 11.81 10
2010s 12.06 11.89 12.18 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 19 Ireland 12.27 compare
  2. 20 Kazakhstan 12.25 compare
  3. 21 Sweden 12.24 compare
  4. 23 Iceland 12.18 compare
  5. 24 Hungary 12.11 compare
  6. 25 Belgium 12.05 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Netherlands?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Netherlands was 12.18 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 12.18 in 2015.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1994.
How does Netherlands rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
Netherlands ranks 22nd out of 94 countries with data for 2016.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,329 data points, 1970–2021
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