Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 15.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Netherlands, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Netherlands stood at 15.2%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Netherlands peaked at 15.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2013.
Netherlands ranks 18th of 82 countries on this measure, 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 | 11.2% | 10.1% | 12.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 13.1% | 15.2% | 4 |
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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 15.2% 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 15.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Netherlands ranks 18th out of 82 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 51.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release