Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Netherlands
Netherlands: Expected years of schooling, males vs. females was 18.23 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Netherlands, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Netherlands is 18.23 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Netherlands peaked at 18.23 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.06 years, in 1990.
Netherlands ranks 8th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.06 years | — |
| 1991 | 15.3 years | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 15.21 years | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 15.39 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 17.81 years | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 17.18 years | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 17.31 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 16.83 years | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 16.68 years | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 16.56 years | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 16.73 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 16.72 years | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.38 years | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 16.42 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 16.38 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 16.52 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 16.63 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 16.74 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 16.84 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 16.85 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 16.99 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 17.83 years | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 17.92 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 17.96 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 18 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 18.04 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 17.93 years | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 18.15 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 18.12 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 18.12 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.13 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.23 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 18.23 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.23 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.33 years | 15.06 years | 17.81 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.62 years | 16.38 years | 16.85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9 years | 16.99 years | 18.15 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.21 years | 18.13 years | 18.23 years | 4 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 555,749 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0845 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0311 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 587,512 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1022 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0329 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2323 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 98,851 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Netherlands?
- Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Netherlands was 18.23 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 18.23 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.06 years in 1990.
- How does Netherlands rank for expected years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Netherlands ranks 8th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a boy of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.