Government spending on education in Netherlands

Government spending on education in Netherlands was equal to 5.1% of GDP in 2024.

Measure: Government spending on education Unit: % of GDP Data: 1995 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Netherlands, 2024 5.1% % of GDP
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 5.1%
European Union, 2024 4.7% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 5.0% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 14th of 30 See the full ranking

Government spending on education in Netherlands over time

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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Government spending on education (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period NetherlandsEuropean Union
2024 5.1% 4.7%
2023 5.1% 4.7%
2022 4.9% 4.6%
2021 5.0% 4.7%
2020 5.1% 4.9%
2019 4.9% 4.6%
2018 5.0% 4.6%
2017 5.0% 4.6%
2016 5.2% 4.7%
2015 5.2% 4.7%
2014 5.3% 4.8%
2013 5.3% 4.8%
2012 5.5% 4.8%
2011 5.4% 4.9%
2010 5.6% 5.0%
2009 5.6% –
2008 5.3% –
2007 5.1% –
2006 5.2% –
2005 5.1% –
2004 5.2% –
2003 5.2% –
2002 4.9% –
2001 4.7% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 5.3%, the figure has changed by −0.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Netherlands has the 14th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 4.7%.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
gov_10a_exp · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A cofog99=GF09 na_item=TE sector=S13 unit=PC_GDP
Observation period
1995 to 2024 for Netherlands
Provider update
21 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Attribution
Source: Eurostat