Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ in Netherlands, The

Netherlands, The: Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ was 17,489 millions in 2017. β—† Volatile

Latest (2017)
17,489 millions
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
12th
of 151 countries
All-time high
17,489 millions
in 2017
All-time low
819.61 millions
in 1970
Years of data
29
1970–2017

Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ in Netherlands, The, 1970–2017

05.0k10.0k15.0k1970199320171970: 819.6 millions1971: 1.0k millions1972: 1.2k millions1973: 1.4k millions1974: 1.8k millions1975: 2.4k millions1976: 2.6k millions1977: 2.8k millions1978: 3.4k millions1979: 4.0k millions1980: 4.1k millions1981: 3.4k millions1982: 3.4k millions1983: 3.2k millions1984: 2.8k millions1985: 2.8k millions1986: 3.8k millions1987: 5.0k millions1988: 4.8k millions1990: 6.4k millions1991: 6.3k millions1993: 6.6k millions1994: 7.0k millions1995: 8.2k millions1996: 8.1k millions1998: 7.8k millions2015: 16.7k millions2016: 17.4k millions2017: 17.5k millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

In 2017, government expenditure on secondary education, us$ in Netherlands, The stood at 17,489 millions. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education, us$ in Netherlands, The peaked at 17,489 millions in 2017 and was at its lowest, 819.61 millions, in 1970.

Netherlands, The ranks 12th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2,144 millions 819.61 millions 3,952 millions 10
1980s 3,719 millions 2,803 millions 5,042 millions 9
1990s 7,212 millions 6,337 millions 8,232 millions 7
2010s 17,205 millions 16,742 millions 17,489 millions 3

Countries ranked near Netherlands, The

  1. 9 Korea, Republic of 25,142 millions compare
  2. 10 Australia 22,014 millions compare
  3. 11 Spain 20,510 millions compare
  4. 13 Mexico 17,423 millions compare
  5. 14 Belgium 14,572 millions compare
  6. 15 Argentina 13,880 millions compare

See the full ranking of 151 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on secondary education, us$ in Netherlands, The?
Government expenditure on secondary education, us$ in Netherlands, The was 17,489 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education, us$ recorded in Netherlands, The?
The highest recorded value was 17,489 millions in 2017.
What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education, us$ recorded in Netherlands, The?
The lowest recorded value was 819.61 millions in 1970.
How does Netherlands, The rank for government expenditure on secondary education, us$?
Netherlands, The ranks 12th out of 151 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this Netherlands, The data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 2,965 data points, 1970–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on secondary education (current, capital, and transfers) in millions US$ (nominal value). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure for a given level of education (e.g. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) in national currency is converted to US$. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/