Educational … attainment post-secondary non-tertiary location in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational … attainment post-secondary non-tertiary location was 0.7115 LPIA in 2020. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands, 2005–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands stood at 0.7115 LPIA.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands peaked at 0.7801 LPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.6973 LPIA, in 2018.
Netherlands ranks 13th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Educational … attainment post-secondary non-tertiary location in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.7801 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.756 LPIA | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7332 LPIA | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7448 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7556 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.726 LPIA | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7499 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7631 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7148 LPIA | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7311 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.717 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6973 LPIA | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7115 LPIA | +2.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.7115 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7187 LPIA, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.7115 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.639 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7535 LPIA | 0.7332 LPIA | 0.7801 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7318 LPIA | 0.6973 LPIA | 0.7631 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7115 LPIA | 0.7115 LPIA | 0.7115 LPIA | 1 |
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 0.7115 LPIA in 2020, 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 0.7801 LPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6973 LPIA in 2018.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Netherlands ranks 13th out of 39 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release