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

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

Latest (2010)
5.95
World rank
24th
of 144 countries
All-time high
5.95
in 2010
All-time low
5.71
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

02461960198520101960: 5.81965: 5.71970: 5.71975: 5.71980: 5.81985: 5.81990: 5.81995: 5.82000: 5.92005: 5.72010: 6

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

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 5.95 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Netherlands peaked at 5.95 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.71, in 1965.

That places Netherlands 24th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Netherlands, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 5.78
1965 5.71 -1.2%
1970 5.71 +0.0%
1975 5.71 +0.0%
1980 5.75 +0.7%
1985 5.79 +0.7%
1990 5.82 +0.5%
1995 5.84 +0.3%
2000 5.86 +0.3%
2005 5.71 -2.6%
2010 5.95 +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.75 5.71 5.78 2
1970s 5.71 5.71 5.71 2
1980s 5.77 5.75 5.79 2
1990s 5.83 5.82 5.84 2
2000s 5.79 5.71 5.86 2
2010s 5.95 5.95 5.95 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 21 South Africa 5.99 compare
  2. 22 El Salvador 5.98 compare
  3. 22 Estonia 5.98 compare
  4. 24 United States of America 5.95 compare
  5. 26 Japan 5.9 compare
  6. 27 Australia 5.88 compare
  7. 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.88 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Netherlands?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total 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+, total 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+, total recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 5.71 in 1965.
How does Netherlands rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
Netherlands ranks 24th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total
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+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.