Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 15.9% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Netherlands, 2013β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Netherlands stood at 15.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Netherlands peaked at 16.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2013.
That places Netherlands 12th out of 81 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 | 12.7% | 11.8% | 14.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 14.3% | 16.0% | 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 15.9% 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 16.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Netherlands ranks 12th out of 81 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 34.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release