Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 76.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Netherlands, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Netherlands stood at 76.8%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Netherlands peaked at 86.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 76.8%, in 2023.
That places Netherlands 33rd out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 82.6% | — |
| 2007 | 84.6% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 81.3% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 86.3% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 83.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 85.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 86.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 79.7% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 80.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 76.8% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.5% | 81.3% | 84.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 83.0% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 76.8% | 86.6% | 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 76.8% 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 86.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.8% in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Netherlands ranks 33rd 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 down 11.1%. 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release