Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) … NUTS in Netherlands
Netherlands: Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) … NUTS was 32.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 in Netherlands, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 32.4% for participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Netherlands peaked at 33.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2000.
That places Netherlands 5th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) … NUTS in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.4% | — |
| 2001 | 21.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 22.5% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 25.1% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 33.7% | +26.7% |
| 2022 | 33.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 33.2% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 33.1% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 32.4% | -2.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 32.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.4%, 1.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 32.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.2%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) … NUTS in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +26.7% | 26.6% | 33.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.5% | 21.4% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 24.2% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 26.6% | 33.7% | 6 |
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 participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Netherlands?
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Netherlands was 32.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2000.
- How does Netherlands rank for participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2?
- Netherlands ranks 5th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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