Mean and median income by educational attainment level in Netherlands
Netherlands: Mean and median income by educational attainment level was 33,026 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Mean and median income by educational attainment level in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 33,026 for mean and median income by educational attainment level in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean and median income by educational attainment level in Netherlands peaked at 33,026 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17,062, in 2005.
That places Netherlands 6th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Mean and median income by educational attainment level in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17,062 | — |
| 2006 | 17,762 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 18,909 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 19,721 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 20,284 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 20,043 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 19,934 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 20,172 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 20,297 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 20,205 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 20,216 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 21,808 | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 22,578 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 23,271 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 23,875 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 25,137 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 26,055 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 27,595 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 27,755 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 30,952 | +11.5% |
| 2025 | 33,026 | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18,748 | 17,062 | 20,284 | 5 |
| 2010s | 21,240 | 19,934 | 23,875 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,420 | 25,137 | 33,026 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 9.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8977 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 66,148 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7945 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 58,539 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.6366 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 46,908 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean and median income by educational attainment level in Netherlands?
- Mean and median income by educational attainment level in Netherlands was 33,026 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest mean and median income by educational attainment level recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 33,026 in 2025.
- What is the lowest mean and median income by educational attainment level recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,062 in 2005.
- How does Netherlands rank for mean and median income by educational attainment level?
- Netherlands ranks 6th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is mean and median income by educational attainment level rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Mean and median income by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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