Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant gender in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant gender was 0.9832 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9832 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
23rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.9832 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.9609 GPIA
in 2010
Years of data
18
2006–2023
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 non-immigrant gender 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% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.9832 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9899 GPIA, 99% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.9832 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.992 GPIA, 99% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
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
- 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 0.9832 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