Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1.02 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands is 1.02 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.978 GPIA, in 2015.
Netherlands ranks 1st of 28 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9878 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9893 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9932 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9978 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9918 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9982 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.989 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9783 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.978 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9836 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9835 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9859 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9839 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9902 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9918 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.994 GPIA | 0.9878 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.987 GPIA | 0.978 GPIA | 0.9982 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9902 GPIA | 1.02 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)
- 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 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 1.02 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.978 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Netherlands ranks 1st out of 28 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 3.6%. 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, immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release