Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.9864 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands, 1996β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands stood at 0.9864 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands peaked at 0.9864 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6769 GPIA, in 1998.
Netherlands ranks 62nd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7047 GPIA | 0.6769 GPIA | 0.7197 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.7684 GPIA | 0.7322 GPIA | 0.8161 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8662 GPIA | 0.8071 GPIA | 0.9229 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9551 GPIA | 0.9318 GPIA | 0.9864 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 59 Romania 1.02 GPIA compare
- 60 El Salvador 1.02 GPIA compare
- 61 Greece 0.9944 GPIA compare
- 63 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.982 GPIA compare
- 64 Malaysia 0.9784 GPIA compare
- 65 Azerbaijan 0.9736 GPIA 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands was 0.9864 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9864 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6769 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Netherlands ranks 62nd out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release