Educational attainment … urban gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment … urban gender post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.9863 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands stood at 0.9863 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands peaked at 0.9863 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7702 GPIA, in 2005.
That places Netherlands 45th out of 75 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment … urban gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.7702 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.7784 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8156 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8072 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8304 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8124 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8267 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8306 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8295 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8627 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8748 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8937 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9033 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9222 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.91 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.932 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9598 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9471 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9863 GPIA | +4.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.9863 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 92% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.9863 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.07 GPIA, 92% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8004 GPIA | 0.7702 GPIA | 0.8304 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8666 GPIA | 0.8124 GPIA | 0.9222 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9563 GPIA | 0.932 GPIA | 0.9863 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands was 0.9863 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9863 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7702 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Netherlands ranks 45th out of 75 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary 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