School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) in Netherlands
Netherlands: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) was 18.28 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Netherlands, 1971–2018
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, male in Netherlands is 18.28 years, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Netherlands peaked at 18.28 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.35 years, in 1971.
That places Netherlands 8th 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.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12.35 years | — |
| 1972 | 12.56 years | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 12.81 years | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 13.14 years | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 13.31 years | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 13.38 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 13.33 years | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 13.36 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 13.28 years | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 13.25 years | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 13.27 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 13.38 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 13.4 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 14.66 years | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 14.74 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 14.82 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 14.81 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 14.96 years | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 15.22 years | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 15.11 years | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 15.24 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 17.78 years | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 17.06 years | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 17.22 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 16.8 years | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 16.74 years | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 16.64 years | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 16.76 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 16.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 16.43 years | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 16.46 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 16.37 years | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 16.48 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 16.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 16.66 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 16.76 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 16.78 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 16.92 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 17.75 years | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 17.75 years | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 17.78 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 18.19 years | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 18.28 years | +0.5% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 18.28 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.66 years, 1.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 18.28 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.34 years, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.98 years | 12.35 years | 13.38 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 13.9 years | 13.25 years | 14.82 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.28 years | 14.96 years | 17.78 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.61 years | 16.37 years | 16.8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.78 years | 16.92 years | 18.28 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More gender data for Netherlands
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,769 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.232 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,988 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,988 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.366 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 89,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 85,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 86,477 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Netherlands?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Netherlands was 18.28 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 18.28 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.35 years in 1971.
- How does Netherlands rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Netherlands ranks 8th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.