Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands
Netherlands: Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary was 1.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 1.0% for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands peaked at 1.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2022.
That places Netherlands 2nd out of 65 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.1% | — |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.064 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 555,749 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands?
- Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands was 1.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 65 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational 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