Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender was 0.9165 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
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Netherlands stood at 0.9165 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Netherlands peaked at 0.9165 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7125 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Netherlands 40th out of 63 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 Master's … Master urban gender in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.7125 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.736 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7722 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7783 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8021 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8267 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8163 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8465 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8746 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.867 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9165 GPIA | +5.7% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.9165 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 89% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.9165 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.04 GPIA, 88% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7777 GPIA | 0.7125 GPIA | 0.8267 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8762 GPIA | 0.8465 GPIA | 0.9165 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 0.9165 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 0.9165 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7125 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Netherlands ranks 40th out of 63 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 28.6%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release