Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) was 33.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Netherlands, 2005–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Netherlands stood at 33.6%.
The figure is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 265.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Netherlands peaked at 36.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2005.
Netherlands ranks 52nd of 58 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.7% | — |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +95.7% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | +79.3% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | -29.7% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +29.8% |
| 2011 | 34.7% | +121.0% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | -26.9% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 33.6% | +16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 4.7% | 17.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 15.7% | 36.0% | 7 |
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 made calls (telephoning over the) in Netherlands?
- Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Netherlands was 33.6% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2005.
- How does Netherlands rank for proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the)?
- Netherlands ranks 52nd out of 58 countries with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 265.2%. 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 made calls (telephoning over the Internet/VoIP, using Skype, Whatsapp, Viber, iTalk, etc.; includes video calls via webcam), 25-74 years old, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release