Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Netherlands, The
Netherlands, The: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.6321 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Netherlands, The, 2013β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Netherlands, The stood at 0.6321 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 23.9% on the previous year and up 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Netherlands, The peaked at 0.6872 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3515 GPIA, in 2015.
Netherlands, The ranks 27th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4755 GPIA | 0.3515 GPIA | 0.6872 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5921 GPIA | 0.5101 GPIA | 0.6644 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands, The
More education data for Netherlands, The
- 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, The?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Netherlands, The was 0.6321 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Netherlands, The?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6872 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Netherlands, The?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3515 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Netherlands, The rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Netherlands, The ranks 27th out of 49 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Netherlands, The?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands, The 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release