Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 97.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 97.4% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.8% 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, 97.4%, in 2023.
That places Netherlands 46th out of 135 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 98.1% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 98.2% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.4% | 98.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 43 Serbia 98.6% compare
- 44 Luxembourg 98.4% compare
- 45 Montenegro 97.9% compare
- 47 Seychelles 97.4% compare
- 48 Italy 97.4% compare
- 49 Grenada 97.3% 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)
- 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 97.4% 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 97.4% in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Netherlands ranks 46th out of 135 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 0.8%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release