Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 77.7% 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 77.7%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Netherlands peaked at 86.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 77.7%, in 2023.
Netherlands ranks 27th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 81.3% | — |
| 2007 | 82.5% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 79.8% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 80.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 82.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 83.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 84.5% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 85.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 82.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 85.2% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.9% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 86.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 79.8% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 77.7% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.0% | 79.8% | 82.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 82.2% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.4% | 77.7% | 86.1% | 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 77.7% 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 86.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.7% in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Netherlands ranks 27th out of 31 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 9.4%. 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, immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release