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
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Netherlands, 1960–2010
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 21 South Africa 5.99 compare
- 22 El Salvador 5.98 compare
- 22 Estonia 5.98 compare
- 24 United States of America 5.95 compare
- 26 Japan 5.9 compare
- 27 Australia 5.88 compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.88 compare
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 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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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.