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

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

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 9.3%
World rank
46th
of 104 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2006
All-time low
0.7%
in 2008
Years of data
22
1988–2016

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Netherlands, 1988–2016

00.20.40.60.811988200220161988: 0.872 % of youth labor force with low education1989: 0.886 % of youth labor force with low education1994: 0.88 % of youth labor force with low education1995: 0.889 % of youth labor force with low education1999: 0.818 % of youth labor force with low education2000: 0.881 % of youth labor force with low education2001: 0.91 % of youth labor force with low education2002: 0.904 % of youth labor force with low education2003: 0.864 % of youth labor force with low education2004: 0.831 % of youth labor force with low education2005: 0.803 % of youth labor force with low education2006: 1 % of youth labor force with low education2007: 0.862 % of youth labor force with low education2008: 0.661 % of youth labor force with low education2009: 0.746 % of youth labor force with low education2010: 0.807 % of youth labor force with low education2011: 0.855 % of youth labor force with low education2012: 0.689 % of youth labor force with low education2013: 0.837 % of youth labor force with low education2014: 0.79 % of youth labor force with low education2015: 0.78 % of youth labor force with low education2016: 0.852 % of youth labor force with low education

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

Analysis

In 2016, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Netherlands stood at 0.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Netherlands peaked at 1.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2008.

That places Netherlands 46th out of 104 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education) in Netherlands, 1988 to 2016.
Year % of youth labor force with low education Change
1988 0.9%
1989 0.9% +1.6%
1994 0.9% -0.6%
1995 0.9% +1.0%
1999 0.8% -8.0%
2000 0.9% +7.8%
2001 0.9% +3.3%
2002 0.9% -0.7%
2003 0.9% -4.4%
2004 0.8% -3.8%
2005 0.8% -3.4%
2006 1.0% +24.6%
2007 0.9% -13.8%
2008 0.7% -23.3%
2009 0.7% +12.8%
2010 0.8% +8.2%
2011 0.9% +5.9%
2012 0.7% -19.5%
2013 0.8% +21.6%
2014 0.8% -5.6%
2015 0.8% -1.4%
2016 0.9% +9.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
1990s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 1.0% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 7

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  4. 47 Belize 0.9% compare
  5. 48 India 0.8% compare
  6. 49 Trinidad and Tobago 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Netherlands?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Netherlands was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2006.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2008.
How does Netherlands rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
Netherlands ranks 46th out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. 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, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,416 data points, 1970–2021
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