Population aged 65 and above, above primary education in Netherlands

Netherlands: Population aged 65 and above, above primary education was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
11th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2016
All-time low
0.1%
in 2001
Years of data
18
1999–2016

Population aged 65 and above, above primary education in Netherlands, 1999–2016

00.050.10.150.20.251999200720161999: 0.123 % of population with high edcuation2000: 0.118 % of population with high edcuation2001: 0.117 % of population with high edcuation2002: 0.128 % of population with high edcuation2003: 0.142 % of population with high edcuation2004: 0.147 % of population with high edcuation2005: 0.131 % of population with high edcuation2006: 0.143 % of population with high edcuation2007: 0.146 % of population with high edcuation2008: 0.15 % of population with high edcuation2009: 0.153 % of population with high edcuation2010: 0.159 % of population with high edcuation2011: 0.168 % of population with high edcuation2012: 0.174 % of population with high edcuation2013: 0.188 % of population with high edcuation2014: 0.231 % of population with high edcuation2015: 0.241 % of population with high edcuation2016: 0.247 % of population with high edcuation

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

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 0.2% for population aged 65 and above, above primary education in 2016. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 72.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 65 and above, above primary education in Netherlands peaked at 0.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2001.

Netherlands ranks 11th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Population aged 65 and above, above primary education in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 65 and above, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation) in Netherlands, 1999 to 2016.
Year % of population with high edcuation Change
1999 0.1%
2000 0.1% -3.6%
2001 0.1% -1.2%
2002 0.1% +9.2%
2003 0.1% +11.1%
2004 0.1% +3.9%
2005 0.1% -11.0%
2006 0.1% +9.0%
2007 0.1% +2.2%
2008 0.2% +2.9%
2009 0.2% +2.0%
2010 0.2% +3.3%
2011 0.2% +5.9%
2012 0.2% +3.5%
2013 0.2% +8.2%
2014 0.2% +22.8%
2015 0.2% +4.6%
2016 0.2% +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 8 Croatia 0.3% compare
  2. 9 Hungary 0.3% compare
  3. 10 Germany 0.2% compare
  4. 12 Lithuania 0.2% compare
  5. 13 Sweden 0.2% compare
  6. 14 Slovakia 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 65 and above, above primary education in Netherlands?
Population aged 65 and above, above primary education in Netherlands was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 65 and above, above primary education recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest population aged 65 and above, above primary education recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
How does Netherlands rank for population aged 65 and above, above primary education?
Netherlands ranks 11th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is population aged 65 and above, above primary education rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Population aged 65 and above, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 65 and above, 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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