Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1.02 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.02 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
2nd
of 100 countries
All-time high
1.02 LPIA
in 2015
All-time low
1 LPIA
in 1996
Years of data
28
1996–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands stood at 1.02 LPIA.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands peaked at 1.02 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1 LPIA, in 1996.
That places Netherlands 2nd out of 100 countries with data for 2023, 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 | 1.01 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.02 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.01 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.01 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.01 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.02 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.02 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.01 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.02 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.01 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.01 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.01 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.02 LPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.01 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1.02 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 1.02 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 1.02 LPIA | 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)
- 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 1.02 LPIA 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 1.02 LPIA in 2015.
- 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 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 up 0.2%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release