Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Netherlands
Netherlands: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 4.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Netherlands, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Netherlands stood at 4.7%.
The figure is down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Netherlands peaked at 6.1% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1999.
Netherlands ranks 62nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.2% | — |
| 1971 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 5.8% | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 5.3% | -8.6% |
| 1974 | 6.1% | +15.1% |
| 1975 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5.8% | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5.7% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 5.1% | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5.3% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 5.3% | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 5.1% | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.4% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 4.9% | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.8% | 5.2% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 5.1% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.0% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.7% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.141 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,390 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 6.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6945 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 51,174 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6146 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 45,287 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Netherlands?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Netherlands was 4.7% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 1974.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1999.
- How does Netherlands rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Netherlands ranks 62nd out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.