Labor force with intermediate education, male in Netherlands
Netherlands: Labor force with intermediate education, male was 74.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education, male in Netherlands, 1996–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with intermediate education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with intermediate education, male in Netherlands is 74.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education, male in Netherlands peaked at 79.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 71.8%, in 2020.
Netherlands ranks 64th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education, male in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 75.6% | — |
| 1997 | 77.1% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 76.4% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 76.2% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 78.0% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 79.1% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 78.7% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 77.6% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 76.0% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 75.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 74.8% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 75.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 75.3% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 74.8% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 74.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 73.3% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 73.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 72.9% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 72.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 72.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 72.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 71.8% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 75.5% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 74.2% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.3% | 75.6% | 77.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 74.8% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 72.4% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 71.8% | 75.5% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 5,256 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.834 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 130,584 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 94,797 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.4 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education, male in Netherlands?
- Labor force with intermediate education, male in Netherlands was 74.2% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.8% in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for labor force with intermediate education, male?
- Netherlands ranks 64th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with intermediate education, male (% of male working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).