Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender was 0.9843 GPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.9843 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
40th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.9843 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.9536 GPIA
in 2005
Years of data
18
2005–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Netherlands, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Netherlands is 0.9843 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Netherlands peaked at 0.9843 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9536 GPIA, in 2005.
Netherlands ranks 40th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.9536 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.9612 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9619 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9606 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9626 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9566 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9631 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9661 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9564 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9552 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9553 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9581 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9738 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9699 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9735 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9679 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9767 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9843 GPIA | +0.8% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.9843 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9901 GPIA, 99% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.9843 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9931 GPIA, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.96 GPIA | 0.9536 GPIA | 0.9626 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9628 GPIA | 0.9552 GPIA | 0.9738 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9763 GPIA | 0.9679 GPIA | 0.9843 GPIA | 3 |
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 lower secondary education or in Netherlands?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Netherlands was 0.9843 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9843 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9536 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Netherlands ranks 40th out of 97 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, 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