Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.2% in 2020. β Volatile
Latest (2020)
0.2%
World rank
26th
of 39 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2014
All-time low
0.0%
in 2015
Years of data
6
2013β2020
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Netherlands, 2013β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Netherlands stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.4% over ten years.
That places Netherlands 26th out of 39 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
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 doctoral or equivalent in Netherlands?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Netherlands was 0.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Netherlands ranks 26th out of 39 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release