Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Netherlands

Netherlands: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female was 5.95 in 2010. ▬ Flat

Latest (2010)
5.95
World rank
21st
of 144 countries
All-time high
5.95
in 2010
All-time low
5.72
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Netherlands, 1960–2010

02461960198520101960: 5.81965: 5.71970: 5.81975: 5.71980: 5.81985: 5.81990: 5.81995: 5.82000: 5.82005: 5.72010: 6

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Netherlands is 5.95, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Netherlands peaked at 5.95 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.72, in 2005.

Netherlands ranks 21st of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Netherlands, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 5.8
1965 5.74 -1.0%
1970 5.75 +0.2%
1975 5.73 -0.3%
1980 5.76 +0.5%
1985 5.78 +0.3%
1990 5.81 +0.5%
1995 5.83 +0.3%
2000 5.85 +0.3%
2005 5.72 -2.2%
2010 5.95 +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.77 5.74 5.8 2
1970s 5.74 5.73 5.75 2
1980s 5.77 5.76 5.78 2
1990s 5.82 5.81 5.83 2
2000s 5.79 5.72 5.85 2
2010s 5.95 5.95 5.95 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 18 Israel 6.12 compare
  2. 19 Bulgaria 6 compare
  3. 20 Estonia 5.98 compare
  4. 21 United States of America 5.95 compare
  5. 23 Sri Lanka 5.93 compare
  6. 24 South Africa 5.91 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Netherlands?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Netherlands was 5.95 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 5.95 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 5.72 in 2005.
How does Netherlands rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female?
Netherlands ranks 21st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 25.