UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Netherlands

Netherlands: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 12.17 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
12.17
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
28th
of 91 countries
All-time high
12.17
in 2018
All-time low
8.05
in 1971
Years of data
14
1971–2018

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Netherlands, 1971–2018

02.557.51012.51971199420181971: 82004: 11.52005: 11.42007: 11.72008: 11.62009: 11.72010: 11.72011: 11.72012: 11.82013: 11.82014: 11.82015: 11.92016: 122018: 12.2

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2018, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Netherlands stood at 12.17. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Netherlands peaked at 12.17 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.05, in 1971.

That places Netherlands 28th out of 91 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female in Netherlands, 1971 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1971 8.05
2004 11.55 +43.5%
2005 11.44 -1.0%
2007 11.7 +2.3%
2008 11.62 -0.6%
2009 11.67 +0.4%
2010 11.7 +0.2%
2011 11.71 +0.1%
2012 11.81 +0.8%
2013 11.8 -0.1%
2014 11.85 +0.4%
2015 11.91 +0.5%
2016 11.99 +0.7%
2018 12.17 +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8.05 8.05 8.05 1
2000s 11.6 11.44 11.7 5
2010s 11.87 11.7 12.17 8

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 25 Cyprus 12.34 compare
  2. 26 Kazakhstan 12.24 compare
  3. 27 Belgium 12.22 compare
  4. 29 Samoa 11.97 compare
  5. 30 Hong Kong 11.91 compare
  6. 31 Austria 11.87 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Netherlands?
Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Netherlands was 12.17 in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 12.17 in 2018.
What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 8.05 in 1971.
How does Netherlands rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Netherlands ranks 28th out of 91 countries with data for 2018.
Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, published as part of UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
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Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/