Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender was 0.6191 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Netherlands, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Netherlands is 0.6191 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.2% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Netherlands peaked at 0.6715 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3528 GPIA, in 2015.
That places Netherlands 38th out of 59 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 Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.3981 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.3608 GPIA | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3528 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5134 GPIA | +45.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4474 GPIA | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5302 GPIA | +18.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6715 GPIA | +26.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6511 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.554 GPIA | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 0.511 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6191 GPIA | +21.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.6191 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6922 GPIA, 89% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.6191 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.775 GPIA, 80% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4677 GPIA | 0.3528 GPIA | 0.6715 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5838 GPIA | 0.511 GPIA | 0.6511 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 doctoral or equivalent in Netherlands?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Netherlands was 0.6191 GPIA in 2023, 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 0.6715 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3528 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Netherlands ranks 38th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, 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