Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Netherlands
Netherlands: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. was 38.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Netherlands, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Netherlands is 38.4%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Netherlands peaked at 39.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1960.
That places Netherlands 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.0% | — |
| 1965 | 6.9% | +134.2% |
| 1970 | 10.2% | +46.9% |
| 1975 | 22.3% | +119.9% |
| 1980 | 29.1% | +30.4% |
| 1985 | 33.0% | +13.2% |
| 1990 | 35.1% | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 35.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 39.7% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 37.3% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9% | 3.0% | 6.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 16.2% | 10.2% | 22.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 31.0% | 29.1% | 33.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 35.1% | 35.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.5% | 37.3% | 39.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 38.4% | 38.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Netherlands?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Netherlands was 38.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1960.
- How does Netherlands rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling.?
- Netherlands ranks 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary