Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location was 0.7331 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.7331 LPIA
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
15th
of 93 countries
All-time high
0.7573 LPIA
in 2006
All-time low
0.6079 LPIA
in 1999
Years of data
27
1996–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands is 0.7331 LPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands peaked at 0.7573 LPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.6079 LPIA, in 1999.
That places Netherlands 15th out of 93 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.7268 LPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.7351 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6079 LPIA | -17.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6083 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6899 LPIA | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 0.63 LPIA | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6937 LPIA | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7512 LPIA | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7291 LPIA | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7573 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7178 LPIA | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6922 LPIA | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7077 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7145 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7049 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7221 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7178 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.735 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7389 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7142 LPIA | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7325 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7228 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7271 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7218 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7244 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7202 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7331 LPIA | +1.8% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.7331 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6393 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.7331 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5955 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6899 LPIA | 0.6079 LPIA | 0.7351 LPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.6977 LPIA | 0.6083 LPIA | 0.7573 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.723 LPIA | 0.7049 LPIA | 0.7389 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7249 LPIA | 0.7202 LPIA | 0.7331 LPIA | 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 0.7331 LPIA 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 0.7573 LPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6079 LPIA in 1999.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Netherlands ranks 15th out of 93 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 2.1%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release