Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural both in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural both was 8.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Netherlands, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Netherlands is 8.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Netherlands peaked at 8.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2018.
That places Netherlands 15th out of 60 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural both in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5.4% | — |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +21.5% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +25.5% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +5.6% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 8.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.7%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 8.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.9%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 6.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 6.1% | 8.6% | 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 8.6% 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 8.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2018.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Netherlands ranks 15th out of 60 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 59.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release