Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 GPIA in 2022. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands, 1996β2022
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 133 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
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
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2024)
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 133 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