Educational attainment rate, completed lower … native NPIA lower in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … native NPIA lower was 0.8263 NPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Netherlands, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Netherlands stood at 0.8263 NPIA. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Netherlands peaked at 0.9472 NPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8263 NPIA, in 2023.
Netherlands ranks 34th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … native NPIA lower in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9167 NPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9334 NPIA | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8991 NPIA | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8978 NPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9121 NPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9219 NPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9282 NPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9472 NPIA | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9126 NPIA | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9154 NPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9369 NPIA | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9387 NPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9185 NPIA | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9218 NPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9253 NPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8579 NPIA | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8665 NPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8263 NPIA | -4.6% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.8263 NPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9997 NPIA, 83% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.8263 NPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9981 NPIA, 83% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9118 NPIA | 0.8978 NPIA | 0.9334 NPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9254 NPIA | 0.9121 NPIA | 0.9472 NPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.869 NPIA | 0.8263 NPIA | 0.9253 NPIA | 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 0.8263 NPIA 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 0.9472 NPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8263 NPIA in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Netherlands ranks 34th out of 34 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 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release