Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Netherlands
Netherlands: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary was 42.2% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary 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 42.2% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Netherlands peaked at 42.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1960.
That places Netherlands 19th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 30-34 with tertiary in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.5% | — |
| 1965 | 5.1% | +237.3% |
| 1970 | 8.8% | +73.9% |
| 1975 | 11.2% | +27.7% |
| 1980 | 13.0% | +15.6% |
| 1985 | 18.6% | +43.3% |
| 1990 | 22.7% | +22.2% |
| 1995 | 24.5% | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 28.4% | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | +28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3% | 1.5% | 5.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 10.0% | 8.8% | 11.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 15.8% | 13.0% | 18.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.6% | 22.7% | 24.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 28.4% | 32.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 42.2% | 42.2% | 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 30-34 with tertiary in Netherlands?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Netherlands was 42.2% 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 30-34 with tertiary recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1960.
- How does Netherlands rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary?
- Netherlands ranks 19th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. 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 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)