Population in private households by educational attainment level and in Netherlands
Netherlands: Population in private households by educational attainment level and was 25.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population in private households by educational attainment level and in Netherlands, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in private households by educational attainment level and in Netherlands is 25.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in private households by educational attainment level and in Netherlands peaked at 36.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 2025.
That places Netherlands 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Population in private households by educational attainment level and in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 35.8% | — |
| 2005 | 36.6% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 35.9% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 34.8% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 33.2% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 26.8% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 25.8% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 25.2% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.4% | 34.5% | 36.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 28.3% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 25.2% | 26.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 5 Malta 34.8% compare
- 6 North Macedonia 31.0% compare
- 7 Greece 25.8% compare
- 8 Netherlands 25.2% compare
- 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 25.1% compare
- 11 Denmark 24.1% compare
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 655.76 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 433.18 Persons (2022)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 76.2% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 30.4 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.6% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 73.2% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in private households by educational attainment level and in Netherlands?
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and in Netherlands was 25.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population in private households by educational attainment level and recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest population in private households by educational attainment level and recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 2025.
- How does Netherlands rank for population in private households by educational attainment level and?
- Netherlands ranks 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in private households by educational attainment level and rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population in private households by educational attainment level and labour status - %. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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