Educational attainment rate … Educational Bachelor location LPIA in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate … Educational Bachelor location LPIA was 0.7084 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.7084 LPIA
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
10th
of 83 countries
All-time high
0.722 LPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.6875 LPIA
in 2022
Years of data
11
2013–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Netherlands, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.7084 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Netherlands peaked at 0.722 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6875 LPIA, in 2022.
That places Netherlands 10th out of 83 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate … Educational Bachelor location LPIA in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.6916 LPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.7144 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.722 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.695 LPIA | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7011 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7181 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7053 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7162 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7126 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6875 LPIA | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7084 LPIA | +3.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.7084 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.572 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.7084 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5581 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7068 LPIA | 0.6916 LPIA | 0.722 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7062 LPIA | 0.6875 LPIA | 0.7162 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.64 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.48 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,472 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Netherlands?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Netherlands was 0.7084 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.722 LPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6875 LPIA in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Netherlands ranks 10th out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release