Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender was 0.8337 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Netherlands, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Netherlands is 0.8337 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Netherlands peaked at 0.907 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5815 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Netherlands 46th out of 56 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.5815 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.6563 GPIA | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5988 GPIA | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7751 GPIA | +29.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7811 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7212 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6832 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.695 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7837 GPIA | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 0.907 GPIA | +15.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8337 GPIA | -8.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.8337 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 GPIA, 70% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.8337 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.12 GPIA, 74% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6853 GPIA | 0.5815 GPIA | 0.7811 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8049 GPIA | 0.695 GPIA | 0.907 GPIA | 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 0.8337 GPIA 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 0.907 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5815 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Netherlands ranks 46th 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 43.4%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release