In 2023, the Netherlands saw relatively consistent rates of anxiety across different education levels. However, those with intermediate education levels reported the highest share, at 16.9 percent, of experiencing anxiety in the past 12 months. This statistic depicts the percentage of the population who reported having an anxious period in the past twelve months in the Netherlands as of 2023, by level of education.
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Percentage of the population who reported having an anxious period in the past twelve months in the Netherlands as of 2023, by level of education
Respondents received the following questions for the self-reported depression evaluation: “Have you ever had a period when you were very anxious or worried, for at least 2 weeks in a row?” and “Have you had this in the past 12 months”
1. Low: Includes primary education, intermediate preparatory vocational education (vmbo), level 1 of secondary vocational education (mbo-1), and junior years of secondary education (avo onderbouw).
2. Intermediate: Senior general secondary education (havo), pre-university education (vwo), and secondary vocational education (mbo).
3. High: Higher vocational education (hbo), academic education including bachelor's and master's degrees (wo), and doctoral studies.
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (November 12, 2024). Percentage of the population who reported having an anxious period in the past twelve months in the Netherlands as of 2023, by level of education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461490/share-of-population-who-reported-anxious-period-in-the-netherlands-by-level-of-education/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Percentage of the population who reported having an anxious period in the past twelve months in the Netherlands as of 2023, by level of education." Chart. November 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461490/share-of-population-who-reported-anxious-period-in-the-netherlands-by-level-of-education/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2024). Percentage of the population who reported having an anxious period in the past twelve months in the Netherlands as of 2023, by level of education. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461490/share-of-population-who-reported-anxious-period-in-the-netherlands-by-level-of-education/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Percentage of The Population Who Reported Having An Anxious Period in The past Twelve Months in The Netherlands as of 2023, by Level of Education." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461490/share-of-population-who-reported-anxious-period-in-the-netherlands-by-level-of-education/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Percentage of the population who reported having an anxious period in the past twelve months in the Netherlands as of 2023, by level of education Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461490/share-of-population-who-reported-anxious-period-in-the-netherlands-by-level-of-education/ (last visited June 12, 2025)
Percentage of the population who reported having an anxious period in the past twelve months in the Netherlands as of 2023, by level of education [Graph], Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, November 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461490/share-of-population-who-reported-anxious-period-in-the-netherlands-by-level-of-education/
