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 86.9% 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
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Netherlands is 86.9%, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Netherlands peaked at 87.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 2002.
Netherlands ranks 8th of 61 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 32.8% | — |
| 2003 | 36.7% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 41.0% | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 72.9% | +77.8% |
| 2006 | 75.0% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 78.5% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 84.2% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 83.3% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 84.6% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 85.6% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 85.7% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.1% | 32.8% | 81.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 83.3% | 87.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 5 Sweden 89.5% compare
- 6 Iceland 88.3% compare
- 7 Switzerland 88.2%
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 85.8% compare
- 10 Korea 85.6% compare
- 11 Japan 83.4%
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 86.9% 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 87.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 2002.
- How does Netherlands rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Netherlands ranks 8th 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 up 15.9%. 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, 25-74 years old, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release