Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Netherlands
Netherlands: Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex was 27.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Netherlands, 2003–2022
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2022, low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Netherlands stood at 27.4%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 85.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Netherlands peaked at 27.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2003.
That places Netherlands 23rd out of 49 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 10.9% | — |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | +73.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 10.9% | 13.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 14.8% | 16.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 27.4% | 27.4% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Netherlands?
- Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Netherlands was 27.4% in 2022, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2003.
- How does Netherlands rank for low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex?
- Netherlands ranks 23rd out of 49 countries with data for 2022.
- Is low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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