Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both was 36.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Netherlands, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Netherlands is 36.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Netherlands peaked at 36.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2013.
Netherlands ranks 11th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 27.2% | — |
| 2014 | 28.0% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 31.6% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 34.3% | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 34.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 35.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 36.4% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 36.6% | +0.4% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 36.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.7%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 36.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.4%, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.1% | 27.2% | 34.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 34.8% | 36.6% | 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 36.6% 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 36.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Netherlands ranks 11th out of 112 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 34.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release