Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 74.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Netherlands, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 74.1% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Netherlands peaked at 74.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 1971.
That places Netherlands 50th out of 142 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 16.3% | — |
| 1996 | 58.3% | +257.6% |
| 1997 | 59.7% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 59.6% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 60.0% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 60.6% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 61.3% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 62.2% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 63.9% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 64.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 64.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 67.4% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 66.2% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 66.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 66.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 66.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 69.5% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 69.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 71.1% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 73.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 74.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 74.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 59.4% | 58.3% | 60.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 64.2% | 60.6% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 66.4% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 73.0% | 74.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 47 Republic of Moldova 75.3% compare
- 48 New Zealand 75.1% compare
- 49 Belgium 74.4% compare
- 51 Romania 72.8% compare
- 52 Ukraine 72.5% compare
- 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 72.0% 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)
- 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 upper secondary in Netherlands?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Netherlands was 74.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 1971.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Netherlands ranks 50th out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education.