Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Netherlands

Netherlands: Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below was 0.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
23rd
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2012
All-time low
0.0%
in 1988
Years of data
22
1988–2016

Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Netherlands, 1988–2016

00.20.40.61988200220161988: 0 % of population with low edcuation1989: 0 % of population with low edcuation1994: 0.187 % of population with low edcuation1995: 0.187 % of population with low edcuation1999: 0.319 % of population with low edcuation2000: 0.349 % of population with low edcuation2001: 0.362 % of population with low edcuation2002: 0.336 % of population with low edcuation2003: 0.293 % of population with low edcuation2004: 0.281 % of population with low edcuation2005: 0.57 % of population with low edcuation2006: 0.523 % of population with low edcuation2007: 0.511 % of population with low edcuation2008: 0.532 % of population with low edcuation2009: 0.564 % of population with low edcuation2010: 0.555 % of population with low edcuation2011: 0.551 % of population with low edcuation2012: 0.58 % of population with low edcuation2013: 0.526 % of population with low edcuation2014: 0.497 % of population with low edcuation2015: 0.47 % of population with low edcuation2016: 0.459 % of population with low edcuation

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

Analysis

In 2016, population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Netherlands stood at 0.5%.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Netherlands peaked at 0.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1988.

That places Netherlands 23rd out of 108 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation) in Netherlands, 1988 to 2016.
Year % of population with low edcuation Change
1988 0.0%
1989 0.0%
1994 0.2%
1995 0.2% -0.4%
1999 0.3% +70.9%
2000 0.3% +9.3%
2001 0.4% +3.9%
2002 0.3% -7.2%
2003 0.3% -13.0%
2004 0.3% -3.9%
2005 0.6% +103.0%
2006 0.5% -8.3%
2007 0.5% -2.3%
2008 0.5% +4.2%
2009 0.6% +6.0%
2010 0.6% -1.7%
2011 0.6% -0.7%
2012 0.6% +5.2%
2013 0.5% -9.3%
2014 0.5% -5.5%
2015 0.5% -5.4%
2016 0.5% -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 3
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 20 Portugal 0.5% compare
  2. 21 Slovakia 0.5% compare
  3. 22 Belgium 0.5% compare
  4. 24 Georgia 0.4% compare
  5. 25 Serbia 0.4% compare
  6. 26 Poland 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Netherlands?
Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Netherlands was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 65 and above, primary education and below recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2012.
What is the lowest population aged 65 and above, primary education and below recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1988.
How does Netherlands rank for population aged 65 and above, primary education and below?
Netherlands ranks 23rd out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is population aged 65 and above, primary education and below rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation)
Unit
% of population with low edcuation
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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