Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 72.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Netherlands, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 72.7% for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Netherlands peaked at 93.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 2022.
Netherlands ranks 25th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.8% | — |
| 2003 | 89.1% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 88.5% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 86.6% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 83.3% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 84.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.5% | 86.6% | 93.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 83.3% | 85.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 72.7% | 72.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 806,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.9783 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 487,792 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 985,327 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 86,024 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,827 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 530,206 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.12 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Netherlands?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Netherlands was 72.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Netherlands ranks 25th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).