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 83.5% 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 83.5%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Netherlands peaked at 83.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2002.
Netherlands ranks 12th of 61 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 15.1% | — |
| 2003 | 19.0% | +25.8% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | +24.2% |
| 2005 | 61.6% | +161.0% |
| 2006 | 65.9% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 69.9% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 70.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 75.2% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 77.6% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 79.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.1% | 15.1% | 75.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 77.6% | 83.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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 83.5% 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 83.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2002.
- How does Netherlands rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Netherlands ranks 12th 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 26.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release