Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Netherlands
Netherlands: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.04 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.04 modelled data
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
62nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.05 modelled data
in 2023
All-time low
0.9804 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Netherlands, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Netherlands stood at 1.04 modelled data.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Netherlands peaked at 1.05 modelled data in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9804 modelled data, in 1981.
Netherlands ranks 62nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9804 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.9812 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9821 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9835 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9849 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9866 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.987 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9882 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9884 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9901 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9914 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9933 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9968 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9992 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.04 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.04 modelled data | -0.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 1.04 modelled data is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 1.04 modelled data is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9847 modelled data | 0.9804 modelled data | 0.9884 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9995 modelled data | 0.9901 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 1.04 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 modelled data | 1.04 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.64 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.48 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,472 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Netherlands?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Netherlands was 1.04 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 modelled data in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9804 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Netherlands rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Netherlands ranks 62nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release