Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.9491 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Netherlands, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.9491 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Netherlands peaked at 0.9491 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.839 GPIA, in 2015.
That places Netherlands 34th out of 39 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8642 GPIA | 0.839 GPIA | 0.8994 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9101 GPIA | 0.8896 GPIA | 0.9491 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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 0.9491 GPIA 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 0.9491 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.839 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Netherlands ranks 34th out of 39 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 12.7%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release