Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Netherlands
Netherlands: Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty was 18.58 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
18.58
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 194 countries
All-time high
18.58
in 2021
All-time low
14.77
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Netherlands, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Netherlands is 18.58, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Netherlands peaked at 18.58 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.77, in 1990.
That places Netherlands 14th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.77 | — |
| 1991 | 15.01 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 14.95 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 15.21 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 17.33 | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 16.81 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 16.96 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 16.57 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 16.47 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 16.32 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 16.54 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 16.6 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 16.26 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 16.36 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 16.3 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 16.43 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 16.55 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 16.69 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 16.8 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 16.85 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 17.02 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 17.88 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 17.94 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 18.05 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 18.16 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 18.27 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 18.14 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 18.4 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 18.33 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 18.37 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 18.41 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 18.58 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 18.58 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.58 | +0.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 18.58 is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.35, 1.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 18.58 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.16, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.04 | 14.77 | 17.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.54 | 16.26 | 16.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.06 | 17.02 | 18.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.54 | 18.41 | 18.58 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.64 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.48 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Netherlands?
- Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Netherlands was 18.58 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 18.58 in 2021.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.77 in 1990.
- How does Netherlands rank for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty?
- Netherlands ranks 14th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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