Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Netherlands
Netherlands: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 19.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Netherlands, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Netherlands stood at 19.2%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Netherlands peaked at 19.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 1998.
Netherlands ranks 35th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14.1% | — |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 16.4% | 16.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 18.2% | 19.2% | 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 initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Netherlands?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Netherlands was 19.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 1998.
- How does Netherlands rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Netherlands ranks 35th out of 127 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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 Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release