School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Netherlands

Netherlands: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 18.85 years in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
18.85 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
13th
of 175 countries
All-time high
18.85 years
in 2018
All-time low
10.82 years
in 1971
Years of data
44
1971–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Netherlands, 1971–2018

051015201971199420181971: 10.8 years1972: 11 years1975: 11.5 years1976: 11.9 years1977: 12.1 years1978: 12.3 years1979: 12.3 years1980: 12.5 years1981: 12.6 years1982: 12.7 years1983: 12.8 years1984: 12.9 years1985: 12.9 years1986: 14 years1987: 14.2 years1988: 14.2 years1989: 14.3 years1990: 14.4 years1991: 14.6 years1992: 14.6 years1993: 14.9 years1994: 16.8 years1995: 16.4 years1996: 16.6 years1997: 16.3 years1998: 16.3 years1999: 16.1 years2000: 16.4 years2001: 16.5 years2002: 16.2 years2003: 16.3 years2004: 16.2 years2005: 16.3 years2006: 16.5 years2007: 16.6 years2008: 16.8 years2009: 16.8 years2010: 17.1 years2011: 18 years2012: 17.9 years2015: 18.4 years2016: 18.3 years2017: 18.8 years2018: 18.8 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Netherlands is 18.85 years, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Netherlands peaked at 18.85 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.82 years, in 1971.

That places Netherlands 13th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.71 years 10.82 years 12.35 years 7
1980s 13.31 years 12.52 years 14.25 years 10
1990s 15.69 years 14.38 years 16.82 years 10
2000s 16.46 years 16.19 years 16.84 years 10
2010s 18.18 years 17.06 years 18.85 years 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 10 Grenada 19.18 years compare
  2. 11 Argentina 18.91 years compare
  3. 12 St. Kitts and Nevis 18.85 years compare
  4. 14 Norway 18.82 years compare
  5. 15 Slovenia 18.36 years compare
  6. 16 Spain 18.21 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Netherlands?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Netherlands was 18.85 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 18.85 years in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 10.82 years in 1971.
How does Netherlands rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Netherlands ranks 13th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.