Adult literacy rate in Netherlands is 99%. Government expenditure on education is 5.3% of GDP. The education index of Netherlands is 0.894 - formal education levels are high, secondary education is a standard for most of the population; higher education is highly available and widespread due to the fact that graduates are economically demanded, and in many such countries having a higher education is also becoming a default option. People in Netherlands speak the Dutch language.

English language
In Netherlands, around 1% of the population or 15,030,000 people speak English. 15,030,000 of Netherlands's population use English as either foreign or second language.