Productivity vs educational attainment in Netherlands
Netherlands: Productivity vs educational attainment was 84.8 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
84.8
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
6th
of 130 countries
All-time high
85.9
in 2022
All-time low
12.78
in 1950
Years of data
73
1950–2023
Productivity vs educational attainment in Netherlands, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 84.8 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 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.78, 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.
Productivity vs educational attainment in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 12.78 | — |
| 1951 | 13.26 | +3.8% |
| 1952 | 13.58 | +2.4% |
| 1953 | 14.24 | +4.8% |
| 1954 | 14.48 | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 15.23 | +5.2% |
| 1956 | 15.44 | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 15.76 | +2.1% |
| 1958 | 15.81 | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 16.39 | +3.7% |
| 1960 | 17.58 | +7.3% |
| 1961 | 18 | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 18.73 | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 18.76 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 20.53 | +9.4% |
| 1965 | 21.11 | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 21.18 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 22.39 | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 23.66 | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 27.16 | +14.8% |
| 1971 | 28.91 | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 30.3 | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 32.88 | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 35.8 | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 37.52 | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 39.56 | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 40.75 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 42.02 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 42.67 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 43.74 | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 42.73 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 42.56 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 43.41 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 44.06 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 42.75 | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 44.15 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 44.38 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 45.44 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 46.33 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 48.03 | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 48.95 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 48.82 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 50.63 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 51.52 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 52.65 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 53.19 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 55.69 | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 56.42 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 58.94 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 64.16 | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 64.73 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 66.05 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 66.1 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 67.09 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 74.42 | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 74.94 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 78.38 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 80.51 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 75.75 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 75.86 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 77.6 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 80.07 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 84.16 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 80.1 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 78.84 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 77.28 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 79.28 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 78.57 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 80.07 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 82.77 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 85.03 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 85.9 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 84.8 | -1.3% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 84.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 51.52, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 84.8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.15, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.7 | 12.78 | 16.39 | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.22 | 17.58 | 23.66 | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.76 | 27.16 | 42.67 | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.95 | 42.56 | 46.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.48 | 48.03 | 58.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.21 | 64.16 | 80.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.18 | 75.86 | 84.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.62 | 82.77 | 85.9 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 3 Switzerland 99.93 compare
- 4 Denmark 88.72 compare
- 5 Austria 84.97 compare
- 7 Luxembourg 84.76 compare
- 8 Belgium 84.4 compare
- 9 United States 83.53 compare
More education data for Netherlands
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.64 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.48 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs educational attainment in Netherlands?
- Productivity vs educational attainment in Netherlands was 84.8 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs educational attainment recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9 in 2022.
- What is the lowest productivity vs educational attainment recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.78 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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