Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Netherlands

Netherlands: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr was 62.6% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
62.6%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
198th
of 205 countries
All-time high
69.1%
in 1998
All-time low
48.1%
in 2004
Years of data
46
1971–2018

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Netherlands, 1971–2018

0204060197119942018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 62.6% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in 2018.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Netherlands peaked at 69.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2004.

That places Netherlands 198th out of 205 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in Netherlands, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 58.8%
1972 58.9% +0.3%
1973 59.6% +1.1%
1974 60.5% +1.5%
1975 61.2% +1.1%
1976 59.7% -2.4%
1977 59.7% +0.0%
1978 59.6% -0.1%
1979 59.3% -0.6%
1980 59.5% +0.3%
1981 59.2% -0.6%
1982 58.7% -0.9%
1983 58.1% -1.0%
1984 56.8% -2.2%
1985 56.9% +0.2%
1986 49.6% -12.8%
1987 48.8% -1.6%
1988 48.9% +0.1%
1989 48.7% -0.3%
1990 48.5% -0.3%
1991 48.8% +0.5%
1992 48.9% +0.2%
1993 48.8% -0.2%
1994 50.9% +4.4%
1995 51.5% +1.1%
1996 52.0% +1.0%
1997 58.8% +13.0%
1998 69.1% +17.6%
1999 66.6% -3.7%
2000 66.3% -0.4%
2001 65.2% -1.6%
2002 65.9% +1.0%
2003 65.4% -0.7%
2004 48.1% -26.4%
2005 48.6% +0.9%
2006 53.8% +10.9%
2007 53.5% -0.6%
2008 53.1% -0.7%
2009 52.8% -0.6%
2010 52.7% -0.3%
2011 51.3% -2.5%
2012 51.8% +0.9%
2015 63.0% +21.6%
2016 63.7% +1.2%
2017 62.5% -1.9%
2018 62.6% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 59.7% 58.8% 61.2% 9
1980s 54.5% 48.7% 59.5% 10
1990s 54.4% 48.5% 69.1% 10
2000s 57.3% 48.1% 66.3% 10
2010s 58.2% 51.3% 63.7% 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 195 Serbia 64.5% compare
  2. 196 Czechia 64.5% compare
  3. 197 Switzerland 63.1% compare
  4. 199 Bosnia and Herzegovina 62.2% compare
  5. 200 Croatia 61.6% compare
  6. 201 Belgium 56.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Netherlands?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Netherlands was 62.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 69.1% in 1998.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2004.
How does Netherlands rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr?
Netherlands ranks 198th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 8,733 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.