Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Netherlands
Netherlands: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Netherlands, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Netherlands is 1.2%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Netherlands peaked at 1.5% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1984.
That places Netherlands 84th out of 162 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.3% | — |
| 1971 | 1.3% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 1.5% | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 1.3% | -10.6% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 1.4% | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 1.3% | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 1.3% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 1.3% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.3% | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | -9.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | -15.6% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | +66.1% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 1.4% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | -27.6% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 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 primary education as a percentage of gdp in Netherlands?
- Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Netherlands was 1.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1986.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1984.
- How does Netherlands rank for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Netherlands ranks 84th out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on primary 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