Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.9825 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands is 0.9825 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands peaked at 0.9825 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4989 GPIA, in 1971.
Netherlands ranks 67th 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 … gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4989 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.773 GPIA | +54.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7803 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8158 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.808 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8319 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8144 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8257 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8309 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8363 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8601 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8751 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8955 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9013 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9181 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9158 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.931 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9588 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.949 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9825 GPIA | +3.5% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.9825 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.11 GPIA, 89% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.9825 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.1 GPIA, 89% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … gender 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 | +54.9% | 0.4989 GPIA | 0.773 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4989 GPIA | 0.4989 GPIA | 0.4989 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8018 GPIA | 0.773 GPIA | 0.8319 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8673 GPIA | 0.8144 GPIA | 0.9181 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9553 GPIA | 0.931 GPIA | 0.9825 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 0.9825 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 0.9825 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4989 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Netherlands ranks 67th 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 17.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release