Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Netherlands

Netherlands: Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who was 49.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
49.5%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
27th
of 150 countries
All-time high
49.8%
in 2016
All-time low
44.8%
in 1998
Years of data
18
1998–2017

Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Netherlands, 1998–2017

010203040501998200720171998: 44.8 %1999: 45.3 %2000: 45.9 %2001: 47 %2002: 47.4 %2003: 48.5 %2004: 48 %2005: 47.7 %2006: 47.6 %2007: 47.6 %2008: 47.6 %2009: 47.7 %2010: 48.1 %2011: 47.7 %2012: 47.3 %2015: 49.7 %2016: 49.8 %2017: 49.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Netherlands is 49.5%, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Netherlands peaked at 49.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 1998.

Netherlands ranks 27th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who are female (%) in Netherlands, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 44.8%
1999 45.3% +1.2%
2000 45.9% +1.4%
2001 47.0% +2.4%
2002 47.4% +0.8%
2003 48.5% +2.4%
2004 48.0% -1.0%
2005 47.7% -0.7%
2006 47.6% -0.1%
2007 47.6% -0.0%
2008 47.6% -0.0%
2009 47.7% +0.2%
2010 48.1% +0.7%
2011 47.7% -0.8%
2012 47.3% -0.8%
2015 49.7% +5.1%
2016 49.8% +0.1%
2017 49.5% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45.0% 44.8% 45.3% 2
2000s 47.5% 45.9% 48.5% 10
2010s 48.7% 47.3% 49.8% 6

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 24 Paraguay 50.7% compare
  2. 25 Finland 50.5% compare
  3. 26 El Salvador 49.6% compare
  4. 28 Israel 49.4% compare
  5. 29 San Marino 49.1% compare
  6. 30 Uzbekistan 49.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Netherlands?
Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Netherlands was 49.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 1998.
How does Netherlands rank for percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who?
Netherlands ranks 27th out of 150 countries with data for 2017.
Is percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,261 data points, 1997–2019
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Number of female vocational education students at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of vocational education students (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year.