Educational attainment rate … female post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate … female post-secondary non-tertiary was 38.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 38.8% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands peaked at 38.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1971.
That places Netherlands 39th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … female post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.8% | — |
| 2005 | 25.6% | +433.7% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 28.4% | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 27.9% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 27.6% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 29.2% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 32.2% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 35.1% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 35.7% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 37.1% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 38.1% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 38.8% | +1.8% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 38.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 41.0%, 95% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 38.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.3%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … female post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +433.7% | 4.8% | 25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 24.9% | 28.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 27.6% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 35.7% | 38.8% | 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 38.8% 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 38.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1971.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Netherlands ranks 39th out of 111 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 40.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release