School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Netherlands
Netherlands: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 18.56 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Netherlands, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 18.56 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Netherlands peaked at 18.56 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.6 years, in 1971.
Netherlands ranks 11th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.6 years | — |
| 1972 | 11.81 years | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 12.15 years | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 12.53 years | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 12.72 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 12.84 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 12.85 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 12.95 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 12.95 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 12.97 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 13.03 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 13.14 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 13.17 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 14.35 years | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 14.45 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 14.52 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 14.54 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 14.67 years | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 14.93 years | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 14.84 years | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 15.08 years | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 17.31 years | +14.8% |
| 1995 | 16.73 years | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 16.9 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 16.56 years | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 16.52 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 16.39 years | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 16.57 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 16.67 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 16.31 years | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 16.39 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 16.3 years | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 16.42 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 16.51 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 16.64 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 16.75 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 16.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 16.99 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 17.86 years | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 17.83 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 18.08 years | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 18.04 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 18.49 years | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 18.56 years | +0.4% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 18.56 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.13 years, 1.2× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 18.56 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.71 years, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.36 years | 11.6 years | 12.85 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 13.61 years | 12.95 years | 14.54 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.99 years | 14.67 years | 17.31 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.54 years | 16.3 years | 16.8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.98 years | 16.99 years | 18.56 years | 7 |
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 school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Netherlands?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Netherlands was 18.56 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 18.56 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6 years in 1971.
- How does Netherlands rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Netherlands ranks 11th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.