Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Netherlands

Netherlands: Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
97th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2001
All-time low
0.8%
in 2016
Years of data
18
1999–2016

Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Netherlands, 1999–2016

00.20.40.60.81999200720161999: 0.877 % of population with high education2000: 0.882 % of population with high education2001: 0.883 % of population with high education2002: 0.872 % of population with high education2003: 0.858 % of population with high education2004: 0.853 % of population with high education2005: 0.869 % of population with high education2006: 0.857 % of population with high education2007: 0.854 % of population with high education2008: 0.85 % of population with high education2009: 0.847 % of population with high education2010: 0.841 % of population with high education2011: 0.832 % of population with high education2012: 0.826 % of population with high education2013: 0.812 % of population with high education2014: 0.769 % of population with high education2015: 0.759 % of population with high education2016: 0.753 % of population with high education

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

Analysis

In 2016, working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Netherlands stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Netherlands peaked at 0.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2016.

Netherlands ranks 97th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education) in Netherlands, 1999 to 2016.
Year % of population with high education Change
1999 0.9%
2000 0.9% +0.5%
2001 0.9% +0.2%
2002 0.9% -1.2%
2003 0.9% -1.6%
2004 0.9% -0.6%
2005 0.9% +1.9%
2006 0.9% -1.4%
2007 0.9% -0.4%
2008 0.8% -0.5%
2009 0.8% -0.4%
2010 0.8% -0.6%
2011 0.8% -1.1%
2012 0.8% -0.7%
2013 0.8% -1.7%
2014 0.8% -5.3%
2015 0.8% -1.4%
2016 0.8% -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 94 Slovakia 0.8% compare
  2. 95 Sweden 0.8% compare
  3. 96 Lithuania 0.8% compare
  4. 98 Germany 0.8% compare
  5. 99 Hungary 0.7% compare
  6. 100 Croatia 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Netherlands?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Netherlands was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2001.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
How does Netherlands rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Netherlands ranks 97th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education)
Unit
% of population with high education
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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