Productivity vs. educational attainment in Netherlands
Netherlands: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 84.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Netherlands, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 84.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour for productivity vs. educational attainment in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Netherlands peaked at 85.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1950.
That places Netherlands 6th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.7 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 12.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 16.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 17.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 23.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 27.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 42.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 42.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 46.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 48.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 58.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 64.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 80.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 75.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 84.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 82.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 85.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 3 Switzerland 99.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 4 Denmark 88.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 5 Austria 84.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 8 Belgium 84.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 9 United States 83.53 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for Netherlands
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 98,851 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.43 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. educational attainment in Netherlands?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Netherlands was 84.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2022.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1950.
- How does Netherlands rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Netherlands ranks 6th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.