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 59.9% 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
Netherlands recorded 59.9% for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in 2016. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 91.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Netherlands peaked at 59.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2002.
Netherlands ranks 19th of 65 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 | 12.1% | — |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | +40.7% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | +32.0% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | +20.4% |
| 2007 | 38.7% | +23.6% |
| 2008 | 38.6% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 44.6% | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 49.1% | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 51.7% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 48.4% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 52.9% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 55.8% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 59.9% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.1% | 12.1% | 44.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 48.4% | 59.9% | 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 59.9% 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 59.9% 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 12.1% in 2002.
- How does Netherlands rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Netherlands ranks 19th out of 65 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 91.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release