Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Netherlands

Netherlands: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education was 0.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
33rd
of 107 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2008
All-time low
0.9%
in 2016
Years of data
18
1999–2016

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Netherlands, 1999–2016

00.20.40.60.811999200720161999: 0.943 % of youth labor force with high education2000: 0.962 % of youth labor force with high education2001: 0.967 % of youth labor force with high education2002: 0.966 % of youth labor force with high education2003: 0.944 % of youth labor force with high education2004: 0.932 % of youth labor force with high education2005: 0.929 % of youth labor force with high education2006: 0.949 % of youth labor force with high education2007: 0.966 % of youth labor force with high education2008: 0.975 % of youth labor force with high education2009: 0.938 % of youth labor force with high education2010: 0.915 % of youth labor force with high education2011: 0.899 % of youth labor force with high education2012: 0.93 % of youth labor force with high education2013: 0.921 % of youth labor force with high education2014: 0.883 % of youth labor force with high education2015: 0.894 % of youth labor force with high education2016: 0.865 % of youth labor force with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with high education.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Netherlands is 0.9%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Netherlands peaked at 1.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2016.

Netherlands ranks 33rd of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education) in Netherlands, 1999 to 2016.
Year % of youth labor force with high education Change
1999 0.9%
2000 1.0% +2.0%
2001 1.0% +0.5%
2002 1.0% -0.1%
2003 0.9% -2.2%
2004 0.9% -1.4%
2005 0.9% -0.3%
2006 0.9% +2.2%
2007 1.0% +1.8%
2008 1.0% +0.9%
2009 0.9% -3.7%
2010 0.9% -2.4%
2011 0.9% -1.7%
2012 0.9% +3.4%
2013 0.9% -0.9%
2014 0.9% -4.1%
2015 0.9% +1.2%
2016 0.9% -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 30 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9% compare
  2. 31 Nicaragua 0.9% compare
  3. 32 Dominican Republic 0.9% compare
  4. 34 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% compare
  5. 35 Paraguay 0.9% compare
  6. 36 El Salvador 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Netherlands?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Netherlands was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2008.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
How does Netherlands rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education?
Netherlands ranks 33rd out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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 Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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