Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 in Netherlands
Netherlands: Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 was 32.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 in Netherlands, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
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 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | +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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.54 | 21.4 | 24.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.66 | 24.2 | 27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.07 | 26.6 | 33.7 | 6 |
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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 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 37 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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