Barro-Lee: Percentage … Barro-Lee 20-24 secondary Completed in Netherlands
Netherlands: Barro-Lee: Percentage … Barro-Lee 20-24 secondary Completed was 61.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary 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 20-24 with secondary in Netherlands is 61.4%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Netherlands peaked at 64.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, 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: Percentage … Barro-Lee 20-24 secondary Completed in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.7% | — |
| 1965 | 13.0% | +251.4% |
| 1970 | 14.5% | +11.5% |
| 1975 | 35.8% | +146.6% |
| 1980 | 46.4% | +29.9% |
| 1985 | 46.9% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 47.2% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 48.0% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 64.5% | +34.4% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 61.4% | +5.8% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 61.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 56.3%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 61.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63.9%, 96% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.3% | 3.7% | 13.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 25.1% | 14.5% | 35.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 46.7% | 46.4% | 46.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 47.6% | 47.2% | 48.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.3% | 58.0% | 64.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 61.4% | 61.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 29 Moldova 64.1% compare
- 30 United Kingdom 63.7% compare
- 31 Tajikistan 61.5% compare
- 33 Denmark 61.3% compare
- 34 Saudi Arabia 60.2% compare
- 35 Belgium 59.7% compare
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: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Netherlands?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Netherlands was 61.4% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1960.
- How does Netherlands rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
- Netherlands ranks 32nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary