Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male was 1.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male 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+, male in Netherlands stood at 1.3%.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Netherlands peaked at 1.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2016.
Netherlands ranks 19th of 63 countries on this measure, 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+, male in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.8% | — |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +49.5% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 16 Jordan 1.4% compare
- 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.4% compare
- 18 Republic of Korea 1.4% compare
- 20 Brunei Darussalam 1.3% compare
- 21 Belgium 1.2% compare
- 22 France 1.2% compare
More education data for Netherlands
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Netherlands?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Netherlands was 1.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male?
- Netherlands ranks 19th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.4%. 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+, 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 Doctoral or equivalent.