Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 1 GPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
21st
of 134 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.9943 GPIA
in 2013
Years of data
27
1996–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands, 1996–2022
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 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands peaked at 1 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9943 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Netherlands 21st out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1997 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9979 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9981 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9985 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9992 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9975 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.998 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9986 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9989 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9943 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9943 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9963 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9959 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9964 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9963 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9985 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9958 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9983 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 1 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9992 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 1 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9997 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.9992 GPIA | 0.9975 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9968 GPIA | 0.9943 GPIA | 0.9989 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9987 GPIA | 0.9958 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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 1 GPIA 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 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9943 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Netherlands ranks 21st out of 134 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 0.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release