Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.9825 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Netherlands, 1971β2023
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.
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
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2024)
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