Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Netherlands
Netherlands: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female was 0.74 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Netherlands, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Netherlands stood at 0.74. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Netherlands peaked at 0.74 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1960.
Netherlands ranks 31st of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.01 | — |
| 1965 | 0.08 | +700.0% |
| 1970 | 0.12 | +50.0% |
| 1975 | 0.19 | +58.3% |
| 1980 | 0.26 | +36.8% |
| 1985 | 0.34 | +30.8% |
| 1990 | 0.43 | +26.5% |
| 1995 | 0.52 | +20.9% |
| 2000 | 0.54 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.64 | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 0.74 | +15.6% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.74 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.74, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.74 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.73, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.045 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.155 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.3 | 0.26 | 0.34 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.475 | 0.43 | 0.52 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.59 | 0.54 | 0.64 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.64 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.48 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,472 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Netherlands?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Netherlands was 0.74 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.74 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1960.
- How does Netherlands rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female?
- Netherlands ranks 31st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females over age 15.