Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Netherlands
Netherlands: Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment was 7.7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7.7
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
20th
of 32 countries
All-time high
8.1
in 2013
All-time low
7.4
in 2023
Years of data
7
2013–2025
Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Netherlands, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Netherlands stood at 7.7.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Netherlands peaked at 8.1 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.4, in 2023.
Netherlands ranks 20th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8.1 | — |
| 2018 | 7.7 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 7.7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.4 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 7.6 | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 7.7 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.62 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 5 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Netherlands?
- Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Netherlands was 7.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1 in 2013.
- What is the lowest overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4 in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment?
- Netherlands ranks 20th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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