Educational attainment rate, completed … male Master location LPIA in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Master location LPIA was 0.5617 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Netherlands, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Netherlands stood at 0.5617 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Netherlands peaked at 0.5617 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4651 LPIA, in 2018.
That places Netherlands 9th out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male Master location LPIA in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.5474 LPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.5335 LPIA | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5373 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4894 LPIA | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4803 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4651 LPIA | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5249 LPIA | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4897 LPIA | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.534 LPIA | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5054 LPIA | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5617 LPIA | +11.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.5617 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.417 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.5617 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4005 LPIA, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5111 LPIA | 0.4651 LPIA | 0.5474 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5227 LPIA | 0.4897 LPIA | 0.5617 LPIA | 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 master's or equivalent in Netherlands?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Netherlands was 0.5617 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5617 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4651 LPIA in 2018.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Netherlands ranks 9th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release