Germany vs Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Germany
0.7841 LPIA
in 2022
Netherlands
0.7331 LPIA
in 2023
Germany rank
12th
Netherlands rank
15th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Germany
- Netherlands
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.7841 LPIA against 0.7331 LPIA in Netherlands, a difference of 0.051 LPIA.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 93 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8731 LPIA | 0.6674 LPIA | 0.2057 LPIA | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.8585 LPIA | 0.6977 LPIA | 0.1608 LPIA | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.7965 LPIA | 0.723 LPIA | 0.0736 LPIA | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.7873 LPIA | 0.721 LPIA | 0.0664 LPIA | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Germany or Netherlands?
- Germany, at 0.7841 LPIA against 0.7331 LPIA in Netherlands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Germany and Netherlands?
- 0.051 LPIA, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Netherlands rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Germany ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 93 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release