Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 39.1% 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
In 2023, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Netherlands stood at 39.1%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Netherlands peaked at 39.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1971.
Netherlands ranks 35th of 110 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 | 7.2% | — |
| 2005 | 29.3% | +307.0% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 32.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 30.3% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 31.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 33.3% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 37.9% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 39.1% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 39.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.4% | 28.3% | 31.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 30.3% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 37.0% | 39.1% | 4 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.16 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
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 39.1% 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 39.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1971.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Netherlands ranks 35th out of 110 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 29.2%. 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+, total (%) (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.