Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Netherlands
Netherlands: Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or was 81.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Netherlands, 2002–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Netherlands stood at 81.1%.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Netherlands peaked at 91.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2002.
Netherlands ranks 28th of 61 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 21.6% | — |
| 2003 | 24.5% | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 85.5% | +247.6% |
| 2006 | 89.1% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 91.1% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 82.2% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 83.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 85.5% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 86.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 84.3% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 82.4% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 84.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 81.1% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.7% | 21.6% | 91.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 81.1% | 87.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 25 Bosnia and Herzegovina 82.6%
- 26 Germany 81.7% compare
- 27 Latvia 81.5% compare
- 28 Switzerland 81.1%
- 30 Belgium 81.0% compare
- 31 Poland 80.5% compare
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 proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Netherlands?
- Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Netherlands was 81.1% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2002.
- How does Netherlands rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Netherlands ranks 28th out of 61 countries with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or services, 15-24 years old, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release