Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.7331 LPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands, 1996β2023
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.
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
- 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 0.7331 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