Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 91.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
91.3%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
86th
of 164 countries
All-time high
91.5%
in 2012
All-time low
85.4%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Netherlands, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 91.3% for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Netherlands peaked at 91.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 85.4%, in 1981.
That places Netherlands 86th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, female (modelled data) (%) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 85.4% | — |
| 1982 | 85.6% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 85.6% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 85.8% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 86.0% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 86.4% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 86.8% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 87.4% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 87.6% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 88.3% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 88.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 89.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 89.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 90.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 90.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 91.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 91.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 91.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 90.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 90.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 90.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 90.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 91.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.9%, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 91.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.0%, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.0% | 85.4% | 86.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 87.5% | 86.7% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.9% | 88.5% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 90.4% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.9% | 90.5% | 91.3% | 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, female (modelled data) in Netherlands?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Netherlands was 91.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.4% in 1981.
- How does Netherlands rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Netherlands ranks 86th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release