Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female was 97.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
97.4%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
47th
of 136 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1996
All-time low
97.4%
in 2023
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 %.
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 47th out of 136 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 100.0% | — |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.1% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | -0.7% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 97.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.0%, 98% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 97.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.5%, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- 44 Serbia 98.6% compare
- 45 Luxembourg 98.4% compare
- 46 Montenegro 97.9% compare
- 48 Seychelles 97.4% compare
- 49 Italy 97.4% compare
- 50 Grenada 97.3% compare
More education data for Netherlands
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.64 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.48 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,472 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (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 47th out of 136 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