UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Netherlands

Netherlands: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of was 39.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
39.4%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
27th
of 80 countries
All-time high
40.3%
in 2014
All-time low
9.5%
in 1971
Years of data
14
1971–2018

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Netherlands, 1971–2018

102030401971199420181971: 9.52004: 39.82005: 37.52007: 37.42008: 36.22009: 35.92010: 35.62011: 35.42012: 35.72013: 40.12014: 40.32015: 402016: 39.62018: 39.4

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2018, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Netherlands stood at 39.4%.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Netherlands peaked at 40.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1971.

Netherlands ranks 27th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, male in Netherlands, 1971 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1971 9.5%
2004 39.8% +319.0%
2005 37.5% -5.9%
2007 37.4% -0.3%
2008 36.2% -3.1%
2009 35.9% -0.7%
2010 35.6% -0.9%
2011 35.4% -0.7%
2012 35.7% +1.0%
2013 40.1% +12.4%
2014 40.3% +0.4%
2015 40.0% -0.8%
2016 39.6% -0.8%
2018 39.4% -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9.5% 9.5% 9.5% 1
2000s 37.4% 35.9% 39.8% 5
2010s 38.3% 35.4% 40.3% 8

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 24 Sweden 40.8% compare
  2. 25 Peru 40.1% compare
  3. 26 Norway 39.4% compare
  4. 28 Lithuania 39.0% compare
  5. 29 Cyprus 38.1% compare
  6. 30 Malaysia 38.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Netherlands?
Uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Netherlands was 39.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2014.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1971.
How does Netherlands rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of?
Netherlands ranks 27th out of 80 countries with data for 2018.
Is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 887 data points, 1970–2019
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The percentage of male population (age 25 and over) with completed upper secondary education (ISCED 3) as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of males aged 25 years and above who completed upper secondary education as the highest level of educational attainment by the total male population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) educational attainment dataset shows the educational composition of the population aged 25 years and above and hence the stock and quality of human capital within a country. The dataset also reflects the structure and performance of the education system and its accumulated impact on human capital formation. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/