Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9785 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Netherlands, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.9785 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Netherlands peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9532 GPIA, in 2014.
That places Netherlands 41st out of 94 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9787 GPIA | 0.9698 GPIA | 0.986 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9785 GPIA | 0.9532 GPIA | 0.9952 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9853 GPIA | 0.9595 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 4 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.16 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (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 0.9785 GPIA in 2023, 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 1.02 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9532 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Netherlands ranks 41st out of 94 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release