Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Netherlands

Netherlands: Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this was 0.8752 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.8752
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
20th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.8903
in 2015
All-time low
0.8009
in 1999
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Netherlands, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.8471996: 0.8271997: 0.8021998: 0.8021999: 0.8012000: 0.8412001: 0.8572002: 0.8372003: 0.8272004: 0.8272005: 0.8212006: 0.822007: 0.8192008: 0.8162009: 0.8322010: 0.8072011: 0.8312012: 0.8462013: 0.8752014: 0.8612015: 0.892016: 0.8762017: 0.8792018: 0.8812019: 0.8862020: 0.875

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 0.8752 for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Netherlands peaked at 0.8903 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8009, in 1999.

Netherlands ranks 20th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Netherlands, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.8472
1996 0.8273 -2.4%
1997 0.8016 -3.1%
1998 0.8021 +0.1%
1999 0.8009 -0.2%
2000 0.8406 +5.0%
2001 0.8571 +2.0%
2002 0.8372 -2.3%
2003 0.8268 -1.2%
2004 0.8274 +0.1%
2005 0.8212 -0.8%
2006 0.8201 -0.1%
2007 0.8187 -0.2%
2008 0.8155 -0.4%
2009 0.8319 +2.0%
2010 0.8068 -3.0%
2011 0.8315 +3.1%
2012 0.8463 +1.8%
2013 0.8747 +3.4%
2014 0.8612 -1.5%
2015 0.8903 +3.4%
2016 0.876 -1.6%
2017 0.8792 +0.4%
2018 0.8814 +0.2%
2019 0.8859 +0.5%
2020 0.8752 -1.2%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 0.8752 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5914, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 0.8752 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7346, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8158 0.8009 0.8472 5
2000s 0.8297 0.8155 0.8571 10
2010s 0.8633 0.8068 0.8903 10
2020s 0.8752 0.8752 0.8752 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 17 Israel 0.924 compare
  2. 18 Albania 0.9196 compare
  3. 19 Luxembourg 0.8966 compare
  4. 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8742 compare
  5. 22 Uzbekistan 0.8408 compare
  6. 23 Serbia 0.8385 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Netherlands?
Education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Netherlands was 0.8752 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.8903 in 2015.
What is the lowest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8009 in 1999.
How does Netherlands rank for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this?
Netherlands ranks 20th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
60 places, 1,212 data points, 1990–2020
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