Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 39.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Netherlands, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Netherlands is 39.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Netherlands peaked at 40.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1971.
Netherlands ranks 29th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.6% | — |
| 2005 | 33.1% | +244.5% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 34.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 34.7% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 35.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 33.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 35.7% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 38.4% | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 38.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 38.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 40.2% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 39.5% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.8% | 31.9% | 34.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 32.9% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 38.3% | 40.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 455,121 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.49 % change on previous year (2021)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Netherlands?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Netherlands was 39.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1971.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Netherlands ranks 29th out of 108 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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 post-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 post-secondary non-tertiary education.