Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 38.9% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Netherlands, 1996β2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Netherlands is 38.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Netherlands peaked at 38.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 1996.
Netherlands ranks 24th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.3% | 19.8% | 20.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 21.7% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 28.6% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 36.7% | 38.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 21 Iceland 40.1% compare
- 22 Estonia 39.9% compare
- 23 Bahrain, Kingdom of 39.8% compare
- 25 Finland 38.9% compare
- 26 Seychelles 38.8% compare
- 27 Puerto Rico 38.6% compare
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 educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Netherlands?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Netherlands was 38.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 1996.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Netherlands ranks 24th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, 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 short-cycle tertiary education.