Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Netherlands
Netherlands: Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or was 72.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Netherlands, 2002–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Netherlands stood at 72.8%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 112.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Netherlands peaked at 72.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2002.
Netherlands ranks 16th of 58 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 who have purchased or ordered goods or in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13.0% | — |
| 2003 | 17.6% | +35.4% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | +36.4% |
| 2005 | 30.2% | +25.8% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 45.8% | +33.9% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 56.4% | +27.0% |
| 2010 | 52.4% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 56.5% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 61.7% | +19.8% |
| 2014 | 65.5% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 66.6% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 72.8% | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.2% | 13.0% | 56.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 51.5% | 72.8% | 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 who have purchased or ordered goods or in Netherlands?
- Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Netherlands was 72.8% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2002.
- How does Netherlands rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Netherlands ranks 16th out of 58 countries with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.9%. 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 who have purchased or ordered 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