Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 97.9% in 2022. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Netherlands, 1996β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 97.9% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% 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, 97.9%, in 2022.
Netherlands ranks 51st of 134 countries on this measure, 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% | 98.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 98.4% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.9% | 98.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 48 Tajikistan, Republic of 98.5% compare
- 49 Luxembourg 98.2% compare
- 50 Cyprus 98.0% compare
- 52 Mauritius 97.9% compare
- 53 Seychelles 97.7% compare
- 54 Israel 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)
- 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 97.9% 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 100.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.9% in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Netherlands ranks 51st 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 down 0.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release