Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Netherlands
Netherlands: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. was 25.8% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Netherlands, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 25.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Netherlands peaked at 25.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1960.
Netherlands ranks 20th 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 population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.1% | — |
| 1965 | 4.2% | +292.5% |
| 1970 | 5.9% | +42.1% |
| 1975 | 8.5% | +43.3% |
| 1980 | 10.9% | +29.3% |
| 1985 | 13.8% | +26.5% |
| 1990 | 16.7% | +20.9% |
| 1995 | 19.3% | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 19.7% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | 1.1% | 4.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.2% | 5.9% | 8.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.4% | 10.9% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.0% | 16.7% | 19.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 19.7% | 22.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 25.8% | 25.8% | 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 population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Netherlands?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Netherlands was 25.8% 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 tertiary schooling. recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1960.
- How does Netherlands rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.?
- Netherlands ranks 20th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. 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 population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)