Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Netherlands
Netherlands: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. was 8.1% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Netherlands, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 8.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Netherlands peaked at 87.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2010.
Netherlands ranks 111th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 87.0% | — |
| 1965 | 72.6% | -16.5% |
| 1970 | 47.9% | -34.0% |
| 1975 | 44.4% | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 34.3% | -22.7% |
| 1985 | 32.1% | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 17.6% | -45.2% |
| 1995 | 17.2% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | -23.7% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | -27.9% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.8% | 72.6% | 87.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 46.2% | 44.4% | 47.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 33.2% | 32.1% | 34.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.4% | 17.2% | 17.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 9.5% | 13.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 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 50-54 with primary schooling. in Netherlands?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Netherlands was 8.1% 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 50-54 with primary schooling. recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2010.
- How does Netherlands rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling.?
- Netherlands ranks 111th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)