Educational attainment … rural gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment … rural gender post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.928 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
Netherlands recorded 0.928 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands peaked at 0.987 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.794 GPIA, in 2005.
That places Netherlands 53rd out of 71 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 … rural gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.794 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.8765 GPIA | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8115 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8092 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.839 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8232 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8054 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8169 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.91 GPIA | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8196 GPIA | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8665 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9108 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8799 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.858 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.987 GPIA | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9184 GPIA | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9381 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9741 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.928 GPIA | -4.7% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.928 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.23 GPIA, 76% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.928 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.21 GPIA, 77% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.826 GPIA | 0.794 GPIA | 0.8765 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8677 GPIA | 0.8054 GPIA | 0.987 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9396 GPIA | 0.9184 GPIA | 0.9741 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 0.928 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 0.987 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.794 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Netherlands ranks 53rd out of 71 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 2.0%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release