Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Netherlands
Netherlands: Average years of schooling, males vs. females was 12.89 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Netherlands, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Netherlands stood at 12.89 years. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Netherlands peaked at 12.89 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.71 years, in 1990.
Netherlands ranks 20th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.71 years | — |
| 1991 | 11.75 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 11.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 11.84 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 11.88 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 11.92 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 11.99 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 12.05 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 12.11 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 12.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 12.24 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 12.23 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 12.22 years | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 12.22 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 12.21 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 12.22 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 12.29 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 12.37 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 12.28 years | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 12.29 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 12.36 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 12.29 years | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 12.35 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 12.42 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 12.44 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 12.46 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 12.48 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 12.53 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 12.57 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 12.7 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 12.82 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 12.89 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 12.89 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.89 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.92 years | 11.71 years | 12.17 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.26 years | 12.21 years | 12.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.46 years | 12.29 years | 12.7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.87 years | 12.82 years | 12.89 years | 4 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2323 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 98,851 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 803,955 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5279 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 806,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.9783 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 487,792 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.62 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, males vs. females in Netherlands?
- Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Netherlands was 12.89 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 12.89 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.71 years in 1990.
- How does Netherlands rank for average years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Netherlands ranks 20th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.