Population aged 25-64, above primary education in Netherlands

Netherlands: Population aged 25-64, above primary education was 0.7% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
38th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2001
All-time low
0.7%
in 2016
Years of data
18
1999–2016

Population aged 25-64, above primary education in Netherlands, 1999–2016

00.20.40.60.81999200720161999: 0.736 % of population with high edcuation2000: 0.743 % of population with high edcuation2001: 0.746 % of population with high edcuation2002: 0.738 % of population with high edcuation2003: 0.721 % of population with high edcuation2004: 0.712 % of population with high edcuation2005: 0.743 % of population with high edcuation2006: 0.732 % of population with high edcuation2007: 0.729 % of population with high edcuation2008: 0.724 % of population with high edcuation2009: 0.723 % of population with high edcuation2010: 0.718 % of population with high edcuation2011: 0.707 % of population with high edcuation2012: 0.702 % of population with high edcuation2013: 0.689 % of population with high edcuation2014: 0.709 % of population with high edcuation2015: 0.696 % of population with high edcuation2016: 0.689 % of population with high edcuation

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high edcuation.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 0.7% for population aged 25-64, above primary education in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 25-64, above primary education in Netherlands peaked at 0.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2016.

Netherlands ranks 38th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Population aged 25-64, above primary education in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 25-64, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation) in Netherlands, 1999 to 2016.
Year % of population with high edcuation Change
1999 0.7%
2000 0.7% +0.9%
2001 0.7% +0.5%
2002 0.7% -1.1%
2003 0.7% -2.4%
2004 0.7% -1.3%
2005 0.7% +4.3%
2006 0.7% -1.4%
2007 0.7% -0.5%
2008 0.7% -0.6%
2009 0.7% -0.2%
2010 0.7% -0.8%
2011 0.7% -1.4%
2012 0.7% -0.8%
2013 0.7% -1.7%
2014 0.7% +2.8%
2015 0.7% -1.8%
2016 0.7% -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 35 Poland 0.7% compare
  2. 36 Hungary 0.7% compare
  3. 37 Armenia 0.7% compare
  4. 39 Croatia 0.7% compare
  5. 40 Albania 0.7% compare
  6. 41 Slovenia 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 25-64, above primary education in Netherlands?
Population aged 25-64, above primary education in Netherlands was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 25-64, above primary education recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2001.
What is the lowest population aged 25-64, above primary education recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
How does Netherlands rank for population aged 25-64, above primary education?
Netherlands ranks 38th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is population aged 25-64, above primary education rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Population aged 25-64, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 25-64, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation)
Unit
% of population with high edcuation
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,455 data points, 1970–2021
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