Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) in Netherlands, 2000–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.5% for initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) in 2021.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) in Netherlands peaked at 0.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
Netherlands ranks 5th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -7.7% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 5.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 5.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.64 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.48 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) in Netherlands?
- Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) in Netherlands was 0.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Netherlands rank for initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational)?
- Netherlands ranks 5th out of 60 countries with data for 2021.
- Is initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 private expenditure on education (other non-educational private entities) as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release