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Europe > Netherlands > Education

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Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.91 % of GNI Time series [55th of 168]
Average years of schooling of adults 9.4 [14th of 100]
Children out of school, primary 13,817 Time series [69th of 126]
    Children out of school, primary (per capita) 0.849 per 1,000 people Time series [109th of 150]
Children out of school, primary, female 11,077 Time series [57th of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, female (per capita) 680.333 per 1,000 people Time series [98th of 147]
Children out of school, primary, male 2,740 Time series [81st of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, male (per capita) 168.287 per 1,000 people Time series [110th of 148]
Class size > Age 13 19.7 students [13th of 29]
Class size > Age 9 21.2 students [10th of 17]
Committee on Culture and Education > Members > Number of CULT member 1 [19th of 21]
Duration of compulsory education 13 years [1st of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level 6 [29th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level 6 [72nd of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 1,290,625 Time series [65th of 189]
    Education enrolment by level > Primary level (per capita) 0.08 per capita Time series [124th of 172]
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 1,415,170 Time series [45th of 171]
    Education enrolment by level > Secondary level (per capita) 87.633 per 1,000 people Time series [80th of 159]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 526,767 Time series [36th of 150]
    Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level (per capita) 32.619 per 1,000 people Time series [42nd of 146]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Primary level 48.22% Time series [104th of 179]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Secondary level 48.55% Time series [95th of 162]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Tertiary level 51.01% Time series [75th of 126]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level 99% Time series [12th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Men 99% Time series [19th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Women 98% Time series [22nd of 160]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.5% Time series [38th of 127]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 11.2% Time series [60th of 85]
Education spending (% of GDP) 5.1% [56th of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure) 10.7% [82nd of 96]
Education spending (% Primary) 35.5% [68th of 110]
Education spending (% Secondary) 39.2% [38th of 107]
Education spending (% Tertiary) 25.2% [22nd of 108]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 98.3% Time series [18th of 112]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.8% Time series [10th of 101]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 97.8% Time series [21st of 101]
Education, primary completion rate 100 Time series [38th of 148]
Education, primary completion rate > Men 101 Time series [29th of 145]
Education, primary completion rate > Women 99 Time series [36th of 145]
Educational attainment > Junior secondary 45% [2nd of 18]
Educational attainment > Senior secondary 32% [15th of 18]
Educational attainment > Tertiary 22% [16th of 18]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 89.9% [13th of 135]
Expected duration of education for all students 17.2 years [11th of 30]
Expected duration of education for females 17 years [13th of 28]
Expected duration of education for males 17.4 years [6th of 28]
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 18.66 % Time series [31st of 101]
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 23.6 % Time series [32nd of 93]
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 42.96 % Time series [25th of 81]
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.3% [102nd of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.1% [113rd of 170]
Geographical aptitude results 76.665 [39th of 191]
Girls to boys ratio, primary level enrolment 0.98 Time series [65th of 183]
Girls to boys ratio, secondary level enrolment 0.98 Time series [80th of 172]
Girls to boys ratio, tertiary level enrolment 1.08 Time series [55th of 139]
Grade 1 intake rate 98.6 [4th of 114]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, female > % of relevant age group 99.37 % Time series [81st of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, male > % of relevant age group 100.44 % Time series [85th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, total > % of relevant age group 99.91 % Time series [85th of 157]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 0 hours [37th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 1,000 hours [7th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 1,067 hours [7th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 1,067 hours [10th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 1,000 hours [8th of 38]
Library books 2,656,000 [34th of 81]
    Library books (per capita) 161.882 per 1,000 people [48th of 81]
Library employees 250 [37th of 68]
    Library employees (per capita) 0.0152374 per 1,000 people [45th of 68]
Literacy > Adults at high literacy level 20% [6th of 17]
Literacy > Adults at low literacy level 35.9% [14th of 17]
Literacy > Adults at moderate literacy level 44.2% [1st of 17]
Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy 64.1% [4th of 17]
Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy > female 46.3% [13th of 17]
Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy > male 53.7% [5th of 17]
Literacy > Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Female 99% Time series [13th of 157]
Literacy > Male 99% Time series [24th of 156]
Literacy > Total population 99% Time series [16th of 160]
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 97.53 % Time series [3rd of 95]
Net intake rate in grade 1, female > % of official school-age population 96.66 % Time series [4th of 93]
Net intake rate in grade 1, male > % of official school-age population 98.36 % Time series [3rd of 93]
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 99.24 % Time series [9th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 100 % Time series [2nd of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 99.63 % Time series [9th of 92]
Primary completion rate, female > % of relevant age group 98.9 % Time series [40th of 138]
Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group 100.85 % Time series [31st of 138]
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 99.9 % Time series [39th of 141]
Primary education, duration > years 6 years Time series [110th of 197]
Primary education, pupils 1,283,014 Time series [61st of 176]
    Primary education, pupils (per capita) 0.079 per capita Time series [126th of 193]
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.16 % female Time series [102nd of 175]
Primary education, teachers 63,022 Time series [49th of 159]
    Primary education, teachers (per capita) 4.182 per 1,000 people Time series [117th of 191]
Primary education, teachers > % female 52.98 % female Time series [66th of 153]
Primary school girls out of school 4% [82nd of 99]
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39 21% [21st of 24]
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 40-49 40% [1st of 24]
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 50-59 23% [9th of 24]
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 60+ 1% [14th of 20]
Primary teacher age > Proportion under 30 14% [16th of 24]
Primary teacher salary > After 15 years $30,881.00 [8th of 22]
Primary teacher salary > Salary multiplier with 15 years experience 1.2 [13th of 22]
Primary teacher salary > Starting $25,896.00 [4th of 22]
Primary teacher salary > Starting; ratio to GDP per capita $30,881.00 [8th of 22]
Primary teacher salary per hour > After 15 years $33.00 per hour [13th of 22]
Private school enrolment > Primary level 68.4 [6th of 148]
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 75.1 [6th of 131]
Progression to secondary school > % 98.12 % Time series [36th of 123]
Progression to secondary school, female > % 100 % Time series [1st of 118]
Progression to secondary school, male > % 96.36 % Time series [40th of 118]
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 103% [1st of 37]
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 107% [1st of 37]
Proportion of 17 year olds in secondary education 89% [9th of 37]
Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education 5% [2nd of 37]
Proportion of 18 year olds in secondary education 61% [11th of 37]
Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education 17% [11th of 37]
Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education 26% [13th of 37]
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 27% [11th of 37]
Proportion of 20 year olds in secondary education 23% [4th of 37]
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 32% [12th of 37]
Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education 9
Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts 7
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 14
Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics 10% [32nd of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning mother tongue 10% [34th of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion n
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 8% [32nd of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies 11% [21st of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 5
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills n
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.32 % Time series [45th of 136]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 10.78 % Time series [55th of 103]
Public spending on private institutions 72.6% [1st of 29]
Public spending on public institutions 27.4% [30th of 31]
Public spending per student > Primary level 15.4 [50th of 126]
Public spending per student > Secondary level 21.8 [54th of 123]
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 43 [63rd of 123]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.17 Time series [121st of 159]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level 9.8 [173rd of 175]
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 108.07 Time series [73rd of 137]
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 97.43 Time series [91st of 174]
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 98.37 Time series [90th of 162]
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 99.32 % Time series [86th of 157]
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 88.88 % gross Time series [31st of 159]
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 87.96 % gross Time series [31st of 153]
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 89.76 % gross Time series [30th of 153]
School enrollment, primary > % gross 107.42 % gross Time series [52nd of 176]
School enrollment, primary > % net 98.7 % net Time series [11th of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 105.99 % gross Time series [55th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 97.97 % net Time series [19th of 137]
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 108.79 % gross Time series [57th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 99.39 % net Time series [8th of 136]
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 68.91 % Time series [6th of 139]
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 118.75 % gross Time series [4th of 164]
School enrollment, secondary > % net 89.17 % net Time series [23rd of 121]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 117.76 % gross Time series [5th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net 89.64 % net Time series [24th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 119.71 % gross Time series [4th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 88.72 % net Time series [19th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 82.79 % Time series [5th of 124]
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 59.19 % gross Time series [25th of 141]
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 61.54 % gross Time series [29th of 137]
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 56.94 % gross Time series [17th of 137]
School life expectancy > Female 15.8 years [10th of 96]
School life expectancy > Male 16 years [4th of 97]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 16 years Time series [13th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 16 years Time series [22nd of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 17 years Time series [5th of 93]
School life expectancy > Total 15.9 years [7th of 110]
Schools connected to the Internet > % 92 % Time series [17th of 39]
Scientific and technical journal articles 13,475 Time series [13th of 175]
Secondary education, general pupils 672,103 Time series [56th of 183]
    Secondary education, general pupils (per capita) 0.041 per 1,000 people Time series [140th of 196]
Secondary education, pupils 1,396,696 Time series [40th of 166]
    Secondary education, pupils (per capita) 0.086 per capita Time series [70th of 185]
Secondary education, pupils > % female 48.5 % female Time series [80th of 153]
Secondary education, teachers 109,661 Time series [31st of 141]
    Secondary education, teachers (per capita) 6.735 per 1,000 people Time series [48th of 188]
Secondary education, teachers > % female 44.28 % female Time series [92nd of 131]
Secondary education, vocational pupils 724,593 Time series [16th of 163]
    Secondary education, vocational pupils (per capita) 44.503 per 1,000 people Time series [3rd of 183]
Share of university qualifications awarded to females 54% [16th of 30]
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree 54% [16th of 31]
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Second degree 66% [3rd of 24]
Share of vocational tertiary qualifications awarded to females > First degree 56 % awarded to females [17th of 30]
Spending per primary school student $3,795.00 per student [11th of 21]
    Spending per primary school student (per $ GDP) $0.00 per student per $1,000 [12th of 21]
Spending per secondary school student $5,304.00 per student [12th of 21]
    Spending per secondary school student (per $ GDP) $0.00 per student per $1,000 [12th of 21]
Students from households with calculator > Age 13 96% [14th of 28]
Students from households with calculator > Age 9 81% [6th of 16]
Students from households with computer > Age 13 80% [1st of 28]
Students from households with computer > Age 9 69% [3rd of 16]
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 96% [8th of 28]
Students from households with dictionary > Age 9 76% [12th of 16]
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 74% [18th of 28]
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 9 70% [8th of 16]
Students from households with study desk > Age 13 95% [5th of 28]
Students from households with study desk > Age 9 84% [5th of 16]
Students living with mother > Age 13 95% [11th of 28]
Students living with mother > Age 9 89% [12th of 16]
Students whose father has secondary education 54%
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 50%
Teacher qualifications > Share with degree > Age 13 23% [23rd of 24]
Teacher qualifications > Share with degree > Age 9 10% [12th of 15]
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13 88% [17th of 24]
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 9 100% [2nd of 15]
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 20.2 years experience [24th of 29]
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 9 17.4 years experience [10th of 17]
Teachers as percentage of labor force 0% [35th of 36]
Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary 40 weeks per year [9th of 36]
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 40 weeks per year [9th of 36]
Tertiary enrollment 55% [19th of 151]
Total expenditure as % of GDP 4.7 % of GDP [16th of 18]
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 46.3 % Time series [22nd of 78]
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 45.3 % Time series [14th of 72]
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 47.7 % Time series [24th of 72]
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 35.1 % Time series [51st of 77]
Universities > Top 100 4 [6th of 22]
    Universities > Top 100 (per $ GDP) 0.098 per $14.1 billion of GDP [8th of 22]
    Universities > Top 100 (per capita) 0.244 per capita [8th of 22]
Universities > Top 200 10 [5th of 31]
    Universities > Top 200 (per $ GDP) 0.017 per $1 billion of GDP [7th of 30]
    Universities > Top 200 (per capita) 0.609 per capita [4th of 31]
Universities > Top 500 12 [9th of 38]
    Universities > Top 500 (per $ GDP) 0.021 per $1 billion of GDP [9th of 37]
    Universities > Top 500 (per capita) 0.731 per capita [10th of 38]
World Organization of the Scout Movement > Members > Admits Boys/Girls both

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; UNESCO; "Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World" by Eric A. Hanushek and Javier A. Luque, April 2002; Wikipedia: Committee on Culture and Education ; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; United Nations Human Development Programme; OECD Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2003; UNESCO Institute of Statistics; The Geography Zone; World Bank; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; OECD; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Household survey data, net enrolment data from UNESCO, and data from UNICEF country offices; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2001); OECD Historical Statistics ; The Times, 2005; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Wikipedia: List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, Nederland, the netherlands

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