Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in Netherlands
Netherlands: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary was 17.2% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary 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 55-59 with tertiary in Netherlands is 17.2%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in Netherlands peaked at 17.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1960.
That places Netherlands 17th 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 55-59 with tertiary in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7% | — |
| 1965 | 2.6% | +267.6% |
| 1970 | 4.1% | +56.7% |
| 1975 | 4.4% | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 5.7% | +28.1% |
| 1985 | 6.6% | +16.4% |
| 1990 | 7.1% | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | +61.8% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 5.7% | 6.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 7.1% | 11.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 12.3% | 14.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 17.2% | 17.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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 55-59 with tertiary in Netherlands?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in Netherlands was 17.2% 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 55-59 with tertiary recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1960.
- How does Netherlands rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary?
- Netherlands ranks 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. 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 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary