Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Netherlands
Netherlands: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary was 36.5% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Netherlands, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 36.5% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in 2010.
That represents a change of down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Netherlands peaked at 36.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, 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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.1% | — |
| 1965 | 5.6% | +166.7% |
| 1970 | 8.7% | +55.4% |
| 1975 | 16.8% | +93.0% |
| 1980 | 22.4% | +33.7% |
| 1985 | 28.1% | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 31.4% | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 33.1% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 36.8% | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.8% | 2.1% | 5.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 12.7% | 8.7% | 16.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 25.3% | 22.4% | 28.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 32.2% | 31.4% | 33.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 35.0% | 36.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 36.5% | 36.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.064 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Netherlands?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Netherlands was 36.5% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1960.
- How does Netherlands rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary?
- Netherlands ranks 31st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary