Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Netherlands

Netherlands: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 1.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.8%
Change on year
up 45.2%
World rank
125th
of 138 countries
All-time high
3.8%
in 2005
All-time low
0.4%
in 1999
Years of data
19
1995–2018

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Netherlands, 1995–2018

012341995200620181995: 1.5 %1996: 0.662 %1997: 2 %1999: 0.394 %2002: 1.6 %2003: 2.5 %2004: 2.3 %2005: 3.8 %2006: 2.2 %2007: 2.4 %2008: 2.9 %2009: 3.6 %2010: 3.4 %2011: 2.6 %2012: 2.7 %2015: 1.1 %2016: 0.779 %2017: 1.3 %2018: 1.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Netherlands is 1.8%, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 45.2% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Netherlands peaked at 3.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1999.

That places Netherlands 125th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%) in Netherlands, 1995 to 2018.
Year % Change
1995 1.5%
1996 0.7% -55.2%
1997 2.0% +198.3%
1999 0.4% -80.0%
2002 1.6% +295.8%
2003 2.5% +58.6%
2004 2.3% -7.4%
2005 3.8% +67.5%
2006 2.2% -41.8%
2007 2.4% +6.9%
2008 2.9% +19.4%
2009 3.6% +26.9%
2010 3.4% -4.9%
2011 2.6% -25.5%
2012 2.7% +4.7%
2015 1.1% -58.6%
2016 0.8% -30.0%
2017 1.3% +63.4%
2018 1.8% +45.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.1% 0.4% 2.0% 4
2000s 2.7% 1.6% 3.8% 8
2010s 2.0% 0.8% 3.4% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Netherlands?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Netherlands was 1.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2005.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
How does Netherlands rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Netherlands ranks 125th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,095 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/