Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) was 75.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Netherlands, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 75.3% for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Netherlands peaked at 75.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 59.1%, in 1981.
Netherlands ranks 61st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.7% | 59.1% | 62.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 65.7% | 63.1% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.1% | 67.9% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 70.9% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 73.6% | 75.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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, male (modelled data) in Netherlands?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Netherlands was 75.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.1% in 1981.
- How does Netherlands rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Netherlands ranks 61st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release