Mean years of schooling long run in Netherlands
Netherlands: Mean years of schooling long run was 11.82 in 2020. β² Rising
Mean years of schooling long run in Netherlands, 1870β2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean years of schooling long run in Netherlands is 11.82, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean years of schooling long run in Netherlands peaked at 11.82 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.94, in 1870.
That places Netherlands 23rd out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 2.97 | 2.94 | 3.01 | 2 |
| 1880s | 3.16 | 3.11 | 3.2 | 2 |
| 1890s | 3.33 | 3.28 | 3.37 | 2 |
| 1900s | 3.54 | 3.46 | 3.63 | 2 |
| 1910s | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.99 | 2 |
| 1920s | 4.25 | 4.16 | 4.35 | 2 |
| 1930s | 4.62 | 4.5 | 4.73 | 2 |
| 1940s | 5.04 | 4.95 | 5.14 | 2 |
| 1950s | 6.17 | 6.14 | 6.2 | 2 |
| 1960s | 6.87 | 6.25 | 7.49 | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.88 | 8.48 | 9.28 | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.04 | 9.87 | 10.22 | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.73 | 10.59 | 10.88 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.14 | 11.14 | 11.15 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.73 | 11.71 | 11.74 | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.82 | 11.82 | 11.82 | 1 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 98,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean years of schooling long run in Netherlands?
- Mean years of schooling long run in Netherlands was 11.82 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 11.82 in 2020.
- What is the lowest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.94 in 1870.
- How does Netherlands rank for mean years of schooling long run?
- Netherlands ranks 23rd out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mean years of schooling long run rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mean years of schooling long run. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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