Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Netherlands
Netherlands: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in was 11.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Netherlands, 1999–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Netherlands stood at 11.2%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Netherlands peaked at 16.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2015.
That places Netherlands 20th out of 73 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.7% | — |
| 2000 | 13.2% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | -25.7% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | +35.4% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -19.4% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 11.8% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 11.2% | 13.1% | 6 |
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 capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Netherlands?
- Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Netherlands was 11.2% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2015.
- How does Netherlands rank for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Netherlands ranks 20th out of 73 countries with data for 2015.
- Is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release