Current education expenditure, secondary in Netherlands
Netherlands: Current education expenditure, secondary was 88.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Current education expenditure, secondary in Netherlands, 1998–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total expenditure in secondary public institutions.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 88.5% for current education expenditure, secondary in 2022.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current education expenditure, secondary in Netherlands peaked at 94.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 84.6%, in 2006.
That places Netherlands 99th out of 125 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Current education expenditure, secondary in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of total expenditure in secondary public institutions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 94.2% | — |
| 1999 | 88.8% | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 88.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 87.7% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 86.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 86.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 84.6% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 85.9% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 87.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 86.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 86.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 87.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 88.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 88.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 88.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 88.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.5% | 88.8% | 94.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 86.3% | 84.6% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.1% | 86.4% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 88.2% | 88.8% | 3 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current education expenditure, secondary in Netherlands?
- Current education expenditure, secondary in Netherlands was 88.5% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest current education expenditure, secondary recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest current education expenditure, secondary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.6% in 2006.
- How does Netherlands rank for current education expenditure, secondary?
- Netherlands ranks 99th out of 125 countries with data for 2022.
- Is current education expenditure, secondary rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Current education expenditure, secondary (% of total expenditure in secondary public institutions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).