Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female in Netherlands
Netherlands: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female was 10.74 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female in Netherlands, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 10.74 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female in Netherlands peaked at 10.74 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.07, in 1960.
That places Netherlands 32nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.07 | — |
| 1965 | 6.69 | +10.2% |
| 1970 | 7.16 | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 7.71 | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 8.07 | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 8.49 | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 8.5 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 9.73 | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 9.99 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 10.01 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 10.74 | +7.3% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 10.74 is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.16, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 10.74 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.05, 97% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.38 | 6.07 | 6.69 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.44 | 7.16 | 7.71 | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.28 | 8.07 | 8.49 | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.12 | 8.5 | 9.73 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10 | 9.99 | 10.01 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.74 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 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 total schooling, age 55-59, female in Netherlands?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female in Netherlands was 10.74 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.74 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.07 in 1960.
- How does Netherlands rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female?
- Netherlands ranks 32nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 total schooling, age 55-59, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 55-59, female is the average years of education completed among females age 55-59.