Population in private households by educational attainment level in Netherlands
Netherlands: Population in private households by educational attainment level was 25.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population in private households by educational attainment level in Netherlands, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in private households by educational attainment level in Netherlands is 25.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in private households by educational attainment level in Netherlands peaked at 39.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 2025.
Netherlands ranks 8th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.5% | 34.5% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 28.3% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 25.2% | 26.8% | 6 |
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More population data for Netherlands
- Population growth rate -0.201 (2100)
- Population density 519.97 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 757,165 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.201 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.43 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.43 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 263,399 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.43 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.43 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.42 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in private households by educational attainment level in Netherlands?
- Population in private households by educational attainment level in Netherlands was 25.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population in private households by educational attainment level recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population in private households by educational attainment level recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 2025.
- How does Netherlands rank for population in private households by educational attainment level?
- Netherlands ranks 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in private households by educational attainment level rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population in private households by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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