Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) was 84.8% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Netherlands, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Netherlands is 84.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Netherlands peaked at 84.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 60.3%, in 1981.
That places Netherlands 57th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.0% | 60.3% | 66.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 71.1% | 67.6% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.3% | 74.4% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 79.8% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 82.8% | 84.8% | 6 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 98,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Netherlands?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Netherlands was 84.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.3% in 1981.
- How does Netherlands rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Netherlands ranks 57th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release