Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender was 0.9677 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Netherlands, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Netherlands is 0.9677 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Netherlands peaked at 0.9677 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8195 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Netherlands 69th out of 108 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 rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.8195 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.8399 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8495 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8734 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8831 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9022 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9026 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9195 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9283 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9206 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9677 GPIA | +5.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.9677 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.15 GPIA, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.9677 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.12 GPIA, 86% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8672 GPIA | 0.8195 GPIA | 0.9026 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.934 GPIA | 0.9195 GPIA | 0.9677 GPIA | 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 0.9677 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 0.9677 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8195 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Netherlands ranks 69th out of 108 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 18.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release