eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Educational Research 2327-6150 2016-09-08 4 14 1046 1056 10.12691/education-4-14-10 EDUCATION201641410 article Santiago Nieto MartíN snietom@usal.es 1 María Luisa Sevillano García 2 Profesor Titular de la Facultad de Educación Universidad de Salamanca (Spain) Paseo de Canalejas, Salamanca Catedrática de la Facultad de Educación Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Spain) Calle Juan del Rosal, Madrid In this article, I attempt to show the characteristics of the education system in Netherlands, doing so based on the educational performance revealed in different countries through the PISA 2006 Report. I describe the characteristics obtained by carrying out a comparison with other countries in the world, and I clearly define the benefits through four models that define the educational systems of the world to address their heterogeneity. http://pubs.sciepub.com/education/4/14/10/education-4-14-10.pdf PISA 2006 report comparative analysis of variables research on education systems management models