Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban was 0.9864 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9864 GPIA
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
62nd
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.9864 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.6769 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
28
1996–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands, 1996–2023
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.
Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.7087 GPIA | — |
| 1997 | 0.7134 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6769 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7197 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7322 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7416 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7491 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.745 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7521 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7709 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7903 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7912 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7956 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8161 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8071 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8253 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8308 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8311 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8624 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8731 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8942 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9031 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9229 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9121 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9318 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9575 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9447 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9864 GPIA | +4.4% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.9864 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1 GPIA, 90% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.9864 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 GPIA, 93% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
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
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 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