Archive:Europe 2020 indicators - Netherlands
- Data from December 2014. Most recent data: Further Eurostat information, Main tables.
This article is part of a set of statistical articles based on the Eurostat publication Smarter, greener, more inclusive? - Indicators to support the Europe 2020 strategy. It provides recent statistics on the Europe 2020 strategy of the European Union (EU), focusing on the situation in Netherlands.
Source: Eurostat, see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 indicators
Explanations on this radar chart are available here.
Main statistical findings
Source: Eurostat, see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 indicators
The Netherlands already exceeded its tertiary educational attainment target in 2008 and the share of 30 to 34 year olds with tertiary educational attainment has continued to increase since then. Despite the adverse impact of the economic crisis on employment, the country was closer to its target of increasing its employment rate to 80 % than the EU average. Although remaining at some distance from the respective targets, the indicators on early school leavers and R & D expenditure have improved over the past few years. In contrast, the country was farther from its climate change and energy targets in 2012. It was among the countries farthest from their renewable energy targets and was only halfway to meeting its target on GHG emissions in non-ETS sectors. The situation concerning the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion has deteriorated since 2008, however, a comparison with the national target, referring to people aged 0 to 64 living in a jobless household, is not possible.
Data sources and availability
More information about the origin of the data and the calculation of indicators can be obtained via the Europe 2020 indicators dedicated website.
Under 'Tables', click on the icons next to the indicators:
- 'Explanatory texts (metadata)' for a detailed overview of the collection and compilation methods;
- 'Information on the leaf' for data availability per country.
A more general overview of quality procedures can be found in Implementation of standard reference metadata for indicators - the ESMS Indicator Profile (ESMS-IP) (PDF file).
Context
Europe 2020 is the EU’s growth and jobs strategy for the current decade, striving to pave the way to a smart, sustainable and inclusive future. The strategy envisages measures to overcome the economic crisis and move beyond it by addressing the structural weaknesses in the European economic model. The final objective is to deliver high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion in the Member States, while reducing the impact on the natural environment.
See also
Further Eurostat information
Publications
- Smarter, greener, more inclusive - indicators to support the Europe 2020 strategy (online publication, also downloadable as PDF file
Main tables
Dedicated section
Methodology / Metadata
- Towards robust quality management for European Statistics - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council COM(2011) 211 final.
Other information
- Regulation 223/2009 of 11 March 2009 on European statistics