Working-age population with secondary education, total in Netherlands

Netherlands: Working-age population with secondary education, total was 0.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
41st
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1999
All-time low
0.0%
in 1988
Years of data
22
1988–2016

Working-age population with secondary education, total in Netherlands, 1988–2016

00.20.40.61988200220161988: 0 % of total population in working age1989: 0 % of total population in working age1994: 0 % of total population in working age1995: 0 % of total population in working age1999: 0.666 % of total population in working age2000: 0.659 % of total population in working age2001: 0.61 % of total population in working age2002: 0.609 % of total population in working age2003: 0.621 % of total population in working age2004: 0.614 % of total population in working age2005: 0.625 % of total population in working age2006: 0.625 % of total population in working age2007: 0.619 % of total population in working age2008: 0.619 % of total population in working age2009: 0.624 % of total population in working age2010: 0.605 % of total population in working age2011: 0.606 % of total population in working age2012: 0.592 % of total population in working age2013: 0.59 % of total population in working age2014: 0.517 % of total population in working age2015: 0.516 % of total population in working age2016: 0.511 % of total population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population in working age.

Analysis

In 2016, working-age population with secondary education, total in Netherlands stood at 0.5%.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, total in Netherlands peaked at 0.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1988.

That places Netherlands 41st out of 113 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Working-age population with secondary education, total in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with secondary education, total (% of total population in working age) in Netherlands, 1988 to 2016.
Year % of total population in working age Change
1988 0.0%
1989 0.0%
1994 0.0%
1995 0.0%
1999 0.7%
2000 0.7% -1.1%
2001 0.6% -7.5%
2002 0.6% -0.1%
2003 0.6% +1.9%
2004 0.6% -1.0%
2005 0.6% +1.8%
2006 0.6% -0.0%
2007 0.6% -1.0%
2008 0.6% +0.0%
2009 0.6% +0.8%
2010 0.6% -3.1%
2011 0.6% +0.1%
2012 0.6% -2.2%
2013 0.6% -0.4%
2014 0.5% -12.3%
2015 0.5% -0.3%
2016 0.5% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2
1990s 0.2% 0.0% 0.7% 3
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, total in Netherlands?
Working-age population with secondary education, total in Netherlands was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, total recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1999.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, total recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1988.
How does Netherlands rank for working-age population with secondary education, total?
Netherlands ranks 41st out of 113 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population with secondary education, total rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. 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 Working-age population with secondary education, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with secondary education, total (% of total population in working age)
Unit
% of total population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,638 data points, 1970–2021
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