Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Netherlands
Netherlands: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 80.8% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Netherlands is 80.8%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Netherlands peaked at 84.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 1960.
That places Netherlands 29th 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 of population age 20-24 with secondary in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.8% | — |
| 1965 | 69.1% | +288.2% |
| 1970 | 81.4% | +17.8% |
| 1975 | 76.2% | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 73.3% | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 69.8% | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 65.4% | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 64.0% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 84.9% | +32.7% |
| 2005 | 78.4% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 80.8% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.4% | 17.8% | 69.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 78.8% | 76.2% | 81.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 71.5% | 69.8% | 73.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 64.7% | 64.0% | 65.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 81.6% | 78.4% | 84.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 80.8% | 80.8% | 80.8% | 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 20-24 with secondary in Netherlands?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Netherlands was 80.8% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 1960.
- How does Netherlands rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
- Netherlands ranks 29th 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 4.9%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)