Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Netherlands

Netherlands: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 0.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.6%
Change on year
down 87.7%
World rank
143rd
of 143 countries
All-time high
5.9%
in 2005
All-time low
0.6%
in 2015
Years of data
15
1995–2015

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Netherlands, 1995–2015

02461995200520151995: 4.6 %1996: 2.2 %1997: 3 %2002: 3.2 %2003: 5.4 %2004: 4.9 %2005: 5.9 %2006: 3.5 %2007: 2.8 %2008: 2.9 %2009: 3.9 %2010: 4 %2011: 3.6 %2012: 4.6 %2015: 0.57 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 0.6% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 87.7% on the previous year and down 90.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Netherlands peaked at 5.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2015.

That places Netherlands 143rd out of 143 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in Netherlands, 1995 to 2015.
Year % Change
1995 4.6%
1996 2.2% -52.8%
1997 3.0% +38.9%
2002 3.2% +4.9%
2003 5.4% +69.9%
2004 4.9% -9.8%
2005 5.9% +22.1%
2006 3.5% -40.8%
2007 2.8% -20.9%
2008 2.9% +5.0%
2009 3.9% +34.1%
2010 4.0% +1.9%
2011 3.6% -9.5%
2012 4.6% +28.4%
2015 0.6% -87.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.3% 2.2% 4.6% 3
2000s 4.1% 2.8% 5.9% 8
2010s 3.2% 0.6% 4.6% 4

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 140 Ireland 0.9% compare
  2. 141 New Zealand 0.8% compare
  3. 142 Hong Kong, China 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Netherlands?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Netherlands was 0.6% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2005.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
How does Netherlands rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Netherlands ranks 143rd out of 143 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.