Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita was 12.67 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Netherlands, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Netherlands is 12.67, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Netherlands peaked at 12.67 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.1, in 1990.
Netherlands ranks 29th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.1 | — |
| 1991 | 11.17 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 11.23 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 11.29 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 11.35 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 11.41 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 11.49 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 11.56 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 11.64 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 11.71 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 11.79 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 11.79 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.79 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.79 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.79 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.79 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.89 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 11.99 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 11.91 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 11.94 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 11.98 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 11.96 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 12.02 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 12.07 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 12.09 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 12.14 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 12.18 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 12.25 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 12.32 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 12.45 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 12.58 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 12.67 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 12.67 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.67 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4 | 11.1 | 11.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.85 | 11.79 | 11.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.15 | 11.96 | 12.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.65 | 12.58 | 12.67 | 4 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 98,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.16 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Netherlands?
- Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Netherlands was 12.67 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 12.67 in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1 in 1990.
- How does Netherlands rank for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 29th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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