Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population was 15.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population in Netherlands, 2013–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 15.9% for educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population in Netherlands peaked at 16.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2013.
That places Netherlands 12th out of 80 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11.8% | — |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.7% | 11.8% | 14.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 14.3% | 16.0% | 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 master's or equivalent, population in Netherlands?
- Educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population in Netherlands was 15.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population?
- Netherlands ranks 12th out of 80 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. 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 Master's or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Master's or equivalent.