Netherlands: international online purchases, by education level 2019

This statistic illustrates the share of international online purchases of individuals from the Netherlands in 2019, by education level. As of 2019, 16 percent of Dutch individuals with a low education level have made an online purchase from another EU country.

Which goods or services have you ordered online in the previous 12 months?

Education level	The Netherlands	Other EU countries	Other countries in the world	Unknown country
Low	49.3%	15.8%	16.7%	4.7%
Mid	76.8%	29.5%	27.9%	5.7%
High	87.8%	43.6%	32%	5.4%

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Release date

October 2019

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Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

2019

Number of respondents

4,500 respondents

Age group

12 to 74 years old

Special properties

excludes citizens in institutions and homes

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "In the past 12 months, have you purchased or ordered goods or services for private use from people or companies from: the Netherlands? Other EU countries? Other countries in the world? An unknown country?"

The source explains: "Online purchases are goods that have been purchased via an internet browser or an app. Goods that were bought via SMS, MMS or e-mail are not included as online purchases."

The source defines the education levels as follows:

Low education level: "Primary education, VMBO (preparatory middle-level vocational education), first three years of Havo/VWO (higher general and pre-university secondary education), or assistant education (MBO-1)"
Mid education level: "Last years of Havo/VWO, MBO2, 3 and 4 (middle applied education)"
High education level: "HBO (higher applied education) and WO (university studies) and older educational programs which are comparable."

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