Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Netherlands
Netherlands: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary was 40.9% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Netherlands, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 40.9% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Netherlands peaked at 40.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1960.
That places Netherlands 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.7% | — |
| 1965 | 6.6% | +143.3% |
| 1970 | 8.9% | +35.5% |
| 1975 | 21.0% | +136.3% |
| 1980 | 25.0% | +18.8% |
| 1985 | 35.3% | +41.2% |
| 1990 | 35.3% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 35.2% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 38.2% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.6% | 2.7% | 6.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 15.0% | 8.9% | 21.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 30.1% | 25.0% | 35.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 35.2% | 35.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.1% | 38.0% | 38.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 40.9% | 40.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 35 Trinidad and Tobago 42.5% compare
- 36 Norway 42.1% compare
- 37 Brunei Darussalam 41.5% compare
- 39 South Africa 40.7% compare
- 40 Italy 39.8% compare
- 41 Cuba 39.6% compare
More education data for Netherlands
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Netherlands?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Netherlands was 40.9% 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 45-49 with secondary recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1960.
- How does Netherlands rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary?
- Netherlands ranks 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 45-49 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary