Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 90.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Netherlands, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 90.9% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Netherlands peaked at 93.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 58.5%, in 1971.
Netherlands ranks 41st of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 58.5% | — |
| 2004 | 91.0% | +55.5% |
| 2005 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 90.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 91.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 91.2% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 91.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 91.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 91.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 92.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 91.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 92.7% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 92.1% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 91.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 90.9% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.5% | 58.5% | 58.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.2% | 90.9% | 91.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 91.7% | 91.0% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 90.9% | 92.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 985,327 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 86,024 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,827 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 530,206 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.12 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Netherlands?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Netherlands was 90.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 1971.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Netherlands ranks 41st out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.