Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Co in Netherlands

Netherlands: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Co was 20.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
20.3%
World rank
45th
of 144 countries
All-time high
90.7%
in 1960
All-time low
13.8%
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Co in Netherlands, 1960–2010

204060801001960198520101960: 90.71965: 81.41970: 72.61975: 69.31980: 67.71985: 43.61990: 39.11995: 33.22000: 292005: 13.82010: 20.3

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co in Netherlands is 20.3%, measured in 2010.

That represents a change of down 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co in Netherlands peaked at 90.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2005.

Netherlands ranks 45th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 86.0% 81.4% 90.7% 2
1970s 70.9% 69.3% 72.6% 2
1980s 55.6% 43.6% 67.7% 2
1990s 36.2% 33.2% 39.1% 2
2000s 21.4% 13.8% 29.0% 2
2010s 20.3% 20.3% 20.3% 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

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  2. 43 Republic of Moldova 20.8% compare
  3. 44 Kyrgyzstan 20.6% compare
  4. 46 Mongolia 19.4% compare
  5. 47 Viet Nam 19.1% compare
  6. 48 Bangladesh 19.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co in Netherlands?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co in Netherlands was 20.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2005.
How does Netherlands rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co?
Netherlands ranks 45th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary