the human development index score for the netherlands is 0.964 ,which give the country a ranking of ninth out of 181 countries .The high rank indicates the better than average social conditions of the country .Strong reforms have been executed in the social sector ,and the country's education sector is one of the best of EU .However ,the low fertility rate still presents a significant challenge,as the country is faced with an increasing elderly population .
despite many reforms,tax measures still restrict the employment of woment and early retirement schemes encourage people to quit their jobs .The goverment is dogged by increasing pension and healthcare expenditure on account of its aging population ,and it is likely that the redundancy lows will be revived,making the labor market more unstable .However,on the positive side,goverment support for child development is increasing and there is a particular focus on increasing youth employment