Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Netherlands, 2013–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Netherlands stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 20.3% on the previous year and up 158.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Netherlands peaked at 0.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2015.
That places Netherlands 21st out of 58 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.3% | — |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +32.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +19.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +35.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +27.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 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, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Netherlands?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Netherlands was 0.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+?
- Netherlands ranks 21st out of 58 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.7%. 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, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (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 Doctoral or equivalent.