Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1.01 LPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands, 1996–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands is 1.01 LPIA, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands peaked at 1.01 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1 LPIA, in 1996.
That places Netherlands 2nd out of 99 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 LPIA | — |
| 1997 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.01 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.01 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.01 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.01 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.01 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.01 LPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.01 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 3 |
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)
- 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 1.01 LPIA in 2022, 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 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 1996.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 99 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release