Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.8914 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Netherlands, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.8914 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Netherlands peaked at 0.8914 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7076 GPIA, in 2014.
That places Netherlands 26th out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7386 GPIA | 0.7076 GPIA | 0.7639 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8342 GPIA | 0.7684 GPIA | 0.8914 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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)
- 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?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Netherlands was 0.8914 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 0.8914 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7076 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Netherlands ranks 26th out of 37 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 26.0%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, non-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