Students: % of total population of post-compulsory school age in Netherlands
Netherlands: Students: % of total population of post-compulsory school age was 16.2 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
16.2
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
9th
of 44 countries
All-time high
16.2
in 2021
All-time low
13.3
in 2013
Years of data
9
2013–2021
Students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Netherlands, 2013–2021
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 16.2 for students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Netherlands peaked at 16.2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.3, in 2013.
Netherlands ranks 9th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Students: % of total population of post-compulsory school age in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.3 | — |
| 2014 | 13.5 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 15.4 | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 15.3 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 15.9 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 15.7 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 15.8 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 15.9 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 16.2 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.99 | 13.3 | 15.9 | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.05 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Netherlands?
- Students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Netherlands was 16.2 in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3 in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of?
- Netherlands ranks 9th out of 44 countries with data for 2021.
- Is students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of post-compulsory school age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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