Netherlands - Public spending on education

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Netherlands was 21.22 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 27.61 in 1985, while its lowest value was 17.87 in 1984.

Definition: Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 20.69
1971 20.21
1972 23.14
1973 22.38
1974 20.38
1975 21.85
1976 21.37
1977 21.58
1978 21.83
1979 21.32
1980 21.00
1981 20.99
1982 20.80
1983 19.61
1984 17.87
1985 27.61
1986 27.19
1987 23.78
1988 25.04
1990 18.98
1991 19.43
1993 22.60
1994 22.65
1995 23.07
1996 23.46
1998 24.86
2015 22.35
2016 21.22

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Netherlands was 40.49 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 40.91 in 2015, while its lowest value was 33.32 in 1974.

Definition: Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 34.52
1971 36.71
1972 34.85
1973 34.28
1974 33.32
1975 36.97
1976 37.17
1977 35.51
1978 35.70
1979 36.12
1980 35.83
1981 36.39
1982 37.82
1983 38.31
1984 38.33
1985 35.61
1986 34.07
1987 34.89
1988 33.57
1990 38.59
1991 37.49
1993 39.39
1994 39.58
1995 39.75
1996 39.98
1998 39.09
2015 40.91
2016 40.49

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Netherlands was 31.93 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 33.25 in 1990, while its lowest value was 25.15 in 1970.

Definition: Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 25.15
1971 25.90
1972 28.31
1973 27.36
1974 27.05
1975 28.65
1976 29.29
1977 29.98
1978 30.35
1979 30.49
1980 30.59
1981 30.06
1982 29.56
1983 30.08
1984 30.29
1985 29.00
1986 27.76
1987 31.98
1988 30.20
1990 33.25
1991 32.59
1993 31.19
1994 30.94
1995 30.12
1996 29.33
1998 28.89
2015 30.13
2016 31.93

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Netherlands was 12.91 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 12.91 in 2018, while its lowest value was 8.89 in 1996.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 12.07
1982 11.41
1983 10.64
1984 9.87
1985 10.50
1986 10.83
1987 11.30
1988 10.56
1990 10.99
1991 11.07
1993 9.67
1994 9.56
1995 9.67
1996 8.89
1998 10.42
1999 10.57
2000 11.08
2001 11.16
2002 11.23
2003 11.53
2004 11.88
2005 12.34
2006 11.97
2007 11.76
2008 11.88
2009 11.62
2010 11.67
2011 11.89
2012 11.78
2013 12.09
2014 12.15
2015 12.21
2016 12.81
2017 12.42
2018 12.91

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Netherlands was 5.36 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 6.37 in 1975, while its lowest value was 4.49 in 1996.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 6.22
1971 6.33
1972 6.32
1973 5.84
1974 6.34
1975 6.37
1976 6.31
1977 6.18
1978 6.18
1979 6.09
1980 5.89
1981 5.75
1982 5.70
1983 5.50
1984 5.09
1985 5.47
1986 5.56
1987 5.90
1988 5.47
1990 5.23
1991 5.16
1993 4.76
1994 4.66
1995 4.58
1996 4.49
1998 4.54
1999 4.51
2000 4.59
2001 4.70
2002 4.81
2003 5.04
2004 5.06
2005 5.11
2006 5.04
2007 4.89
2008 5.03
2009 5.43
2010 5.49
2011 5.46
2012 5.41
2013 5.53
2014 5.46
2015 5.35
2016 5.48
2017 5.18
2018 5.36

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs