Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 GPIA in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands, 1996β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 1 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9959 GPIA, in 2017.
That places Netherlands 13th out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9972 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9959 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 10 Luxembourg 1.01 GPIA compare
- 11 Costa Rica 1.01 GPIA compare
- 12 Latvia 1 GPIA compare
- 14 Lithuania, Republic of 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Ireland 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Kazakhstan, Republic of 1 GPIA compare
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 primary education or higher in Netherlands?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands was 1 GPIA 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 1.01 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9959 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Netherlands ranks 13th out of 100 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 0.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release