Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural both in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural both was 26.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Netherlands, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Netherlands stood at 26.7%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Netherlands peaked at 26.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2013.
That places Netherlands 7th out of 84 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural both in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 19.5% | — |
| 2014 | 20.6% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 25.8% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | +3.3% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 26.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.3%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 26.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.4%, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.9% | 19.5% | 25.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 25.5% | 26.7% | 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 26.7% 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 26.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Netherlands ranks 7th out of 84 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 37.0%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release