Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender was 0.6321 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Netherlands, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Netherlands 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 peaked at 0.6872 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3515 GPIA, in 2015.
Netherlands 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.4113 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.4009 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3515 GPIA | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5119 GPIA | +45.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4352 GPIA | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5308 GPIA | +22.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6872 GPIA | +29.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6644 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5618 GPIA | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5101 GPIA | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6321 GPIA | +23.9% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.6321 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6779 GPIA, 93% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.6321 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7226 GPIA, 87% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
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
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 0.6321 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6872 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3515 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Netherlands ranks 27th out of 49 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 53.7%. 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, 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