Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA was 0.5109 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Netherlands, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Netherlands is 0.5109 LPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Netherlands peaked at 0.5288 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4021 LPIA, in 2020.
That places Netherlands 20th out of 56 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.4467 LPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.4758 LPIA | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4166 LPIA | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4874 LPIA | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4678 LPIA | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4057 LPIA | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4393 LPIA | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4021 LPIA | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4785 LPIA | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5288 LPIA | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5109 LPIA | -3.4% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.5109 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4906 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.5109 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4751 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4485 LPIA | 0.4057 LPIA | 0.4874 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.4801 LPIA | 0.4021 LPIA | 0.5288 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 0.5109 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 0.5288 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4021 LPIA in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Netherlands ranks 20th out of 56 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 14.4%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release