Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 1.03 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Netherlands, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Netherlands stood at 1.03 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Netherlands peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9491 GPIA, in 2007.
Netherlands ranks 4th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9683 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9491 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9635 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9709 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9789 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9775 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.984 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9866 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9755 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9606 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9793 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.971 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9718 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9922 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9917 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9629 GPIA | 0.9491 GPIA | 0.9709 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9778 GPIA | 0.9606 GPIA | 0.9922 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9917 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 Costa Rica 1.09 GPIA compare
- 2 Greece 1.05 GPIA compare
- 3 Cyprus 1.03 GPIA compare
- 5 Italy 1.02 GPIA compare
- 6 Luxembourg 1.02 GPIA compare
- 7 United States of America 1.01 GPIA compare
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 1.03 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 1.03 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9491 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Netherlands ranks 4th 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 up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release