Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Netherlands, The
Netherlands, The: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.8337 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Netherlands, The, 2013β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Netherlands, The 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, The peaked at 0.907 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5815 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Netherlands, The 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.
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, The
More education data for Netherlands, The
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Netherlands, The?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Netherlands, The 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5815 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Netherlands, The rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Netherlands, The ranks 46th out of 56 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Netherlands, The?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands, The 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