Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands

Netherlands: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 67.5% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
67.5%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
14th
of 158 countries
All-time high
70.1%
in 2001
All-time low
66.0%
in 1998
Years of data
19
1998–2018

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands, 1998–2018

0204060801998200820181998: 66 %1999: 67.4 %2000: 68.3 %2001: 70.1 %2002: 69.2 %2003: 69.1 %2004: 69.2 %2005: 68.5 %2006: 68 %2007: 67.8 %2008: 67.6 %2009: 67.8 %2010: 67.9 %2011: 68.4 %2012: 68.5 %2015: 68.5 %2016: 67.5 %2017: 68.2 %2018: 67.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands is 67.5%, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands peaked at 70.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 1998.

Netherlands ranks 14th of 158 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Netherlands, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 66.0%
1999 67.4% +2.0%
2000 68.3% +1.4%
2001 70.1% +2.6%
2002 69.2% -1.3%
2003 69.1% -0.1%
2004 69.2% +0.1%
2005 68.5% -1.0%
2006 68.0% -0.7%
2007 67.8% -0.3%
2008 67.6% -0.2%
2009 67.8% +0.2%
2010 67.9% +0.1%
2011 68.4% +0.8%
2012 68.5% +0.2%
2015 68.5% -0.0%
2016 67.5% -1.5%
2017 68.2% +1.1%
2018 67.5% -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 66.7% 66.0% 67.4% 2
2000s 68.6% 67.6% 70.1% 10
2010s 68.1% 67.5% 68.5% 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 11 Austria 68.4% compare
  2. 12 Montenegro 68.2% compare
  3. 13 Slovakia 67.8% compare
  4. 15 Liechtenstein 66.8% compare
  5. 16 Switzerland 63.7% compare
  6. 17 Luxembourg 61.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands?
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands was 67.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 70.1% in 2001.
What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 1998.
How does Netherlands rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Netherlands ranks 14th out of 158 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
203 places, 3,533 data points, 1997–2020
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Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.