Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 37.3% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Netherlands, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 37.3% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Netherlands peaked at 38.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 2014.
Netherlands ranks 3rd of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.9% | 31.7% | 36.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 36.9% | 38.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 Switzerland 47.1% compare
- 2 United States 37.6% compare
- 4 Germany 36.4% compare
- 5 Belgium 35.9% compare
- 6 Lithuania 35.2% 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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2024)
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 37.3% 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 38.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 2014.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Netherlands ranks 3rd out of 41 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 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release