Proportion of youth and adults … adjusted basic arithmetic formula in Netherlands
Netherlands: Proportion of youth and adults … adjusted basic arithmetic formula was 0.7771 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
0.7771 GPIA
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
36th
of 44 countries
All-time high
0.7771 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.6743 GPIA
in 2014
Years of data
5
2011–2016
Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Netherlands, 2011–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2016, proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Netherlands stood at 0.7771 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
That places Netherlands 36th out of 44 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of youth and adults … adjusted basic arithmetic formula in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.7157 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.7011 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6743 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7428 GPIA | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7771 GPIA | +4.6% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.7771 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8784 GPIA, 88% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.7771 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9038 GPIA, 86% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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 proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Netherlands?
- Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Netherlands was 0.7771 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7771 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6743 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Netherlands rank for proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in?
- Netherlands ranks 36th out of 44 countries with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 used basic arithmetic formula in spreadsheet, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release