Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 98.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands is 98.8%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands peaked at 100.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 98.8%, in 2023.
That places Netherlands 32nd out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 100.0% | — |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.3% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 99.1% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 98.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 99.6% | 98.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.1% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 98.8% | 99.6% | 4 |
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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 primary education or higher in Netherlands?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands was 98.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.8% in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Netherlands ranks 32nd out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release