Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9832 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Netherlands, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.9832 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Netherlands peaked at 0.9832 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9609 GPIA, in 2010.
Netherlands ranks 23rd of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9622 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9636 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9638 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9664 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9609 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9662 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9769 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9649 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.964 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9623 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9643 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9777 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9743 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9762 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9729 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9827 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9832 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.964 GPIA | 0.9622 GPIA | 0.9664 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9691 GPIA | 0.9609 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9788 GPIA | 0.9729 GPIA | 0.9832 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 0.9832 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 0.9832 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9609 GPIA in 2010.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Netherlands ranks 23rd out of 36 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 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, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release