Educational attainment rate … male post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate … male post-secondary non-tertiary was 39.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands stood at 39.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands peaked at 40.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1971.
Netherlands ranks 29th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … male post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.6% | — |
| 2005 | 33.1% | +244.5% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 34.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 34.7% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 35.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 33.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 35.7% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 38.4% | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 38.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 38.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 40.2% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 39.5% | -1.7% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 39.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.1%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 39.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.6%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … male 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 | +244.5% | 9.6% | 33.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.8% | 31.9% | 34.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 32.9% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 38.3% | 40.2% | 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 39.5% 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 40.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1971.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Netherlands ranks 29th out of 108 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 19.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release