Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Netherlands
Netherlands: Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population was 16.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Netherlands, 2013–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 16.2% for students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population 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 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Netherlands peaked at 16.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2013.
Netherlands ranks 9th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10.2% | — |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +48.1% |
| 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 | 14.1% | 10.2% | 15.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.9% | 16.2% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Netherlands?
- Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Netherlands was 16.2% in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population?
- Netherlands ranks 9th out of 43 countries with data for 2021.
- Is students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.8%. 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 - as % of the total population of post-compulsory school age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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