Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Netherlands
Netherlands: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in was 88.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
88.1%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
88th
of 107 countries
All-time high
94.8%
in 1998
All-time low
83.8%
in 2006
Years of data
25
1998–2022
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Netherlands, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 88.1% for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2022.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Netherlands peaked at 94.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 83.8%, in 2006.
Netherlands ranks 88th of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 94.8% | — |
| 1999 | 87.6% | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 86.5% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 85.3% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 87.3% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 86.8% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 83.8% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 84.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 85.7% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 87.9% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 86.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 88.1% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 88.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 88.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 88.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.2% | 87.6% | 94.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 86.0% | 83.8% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 86.4% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.3% | 88.0% | 89.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 85 South Sudan 89.0% compare
- 86 Burkina Faso 88.6% compare
- 87 Japan 88.4% compare
- 89 New Zealand 87.8% compare
- 90 Norway 87.6% compare
- 91 Côte d'Ivoire 86.9% compare
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 expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Netherlands?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Netherlands was 88.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.8% in 2006.
- How does Netherlands rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Netherlands ranks 88th out of 107 countries with data for 2022.
- Is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in upper-secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release