Human capital composite index in Netherlands
Netherlands: Human capital composite index was 1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human capital composite index in Netherlands, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human capital composite index in Netherlands is 1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 19.5% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Netherlands peaked at 1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6335 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2016.
That places Netherlands 11th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Human capital composite index in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8481 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 2002 | 0.8025 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8091 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8939 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8402 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8677 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7996 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7835 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7788 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8888 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 0.995 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7357 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -26.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6849 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6335 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6532 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6901 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6357 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.901 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +41.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9369 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9985 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +19.5% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3622 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 3.3× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3686 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 3.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8248 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7788 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8939 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7396 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6335 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.995 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.901 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.27 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 9 Algeria 1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 10 Belgium 1.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 12 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 13 East Timor 1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 14 Portugal 1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
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 human capital composite index in Netherlands?
- Human capital composite index in Netherlands was 1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2023.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6335 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2016.
- How does Netherlands rank for human capital composite index?
- Netherlands ranks 11th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Human capital composite index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.
Equal-weighted mean of the standardised inputs below.
Computed from
- Literacy rate, adult total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, primary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, secondary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Government expenditure on education, total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.