Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 39.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 39.3% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands peaked at 39.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 2006.
Netherlands ranks 13th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.4% | 28.9% | 31.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 30.9% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 38.0% | 39.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.16 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (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 39.3% 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 39.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 2006.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Netherlands ranks 13th out of 30 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 27.0%. 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, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release