Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Netherlands
Netherlands: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary was 10.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Netherlands, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Netherlands stood at 10.6%.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Netherlands peaked at 12.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1998.
That places Netherlands 36th out of 124 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.2% | — |
| 1999 | 12.6% | +103.3% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 12.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 6.2% | 12.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 11.4% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 10.2% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.6% | 11.4% | 3 |
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 primary in Netherlands?
- Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Netherlands was 10.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1998.
- How does Netherlands rank for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary?
- Netherlands ranks 36th out of 124 countries with data for 2022.
- Is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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 primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release