Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Netherlands
Netherlands: Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage was 1.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Netherlands, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Netherlands stood at 1.0%.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Netherlands peaked at 1.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1998.
That places Netherlands 32nd out of 116 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.0% | — |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 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 government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Netherlands?
- Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Netherlands was 1.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1998.
- How does Netherlands rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage?
- Netherlands ranks 32nd out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release