Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location was 0.7547 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.7547 LPIA
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
11th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.7547 LPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.5606 LPIA
in 1999
Years of data
26
1996–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands stood at 0.7547 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands peaked at 0.7547 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5606 LPIA, in 1999.
Netherlands ranks 11th of 91 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.7175 LPIA | — |
| 1997 | 0.6019 LPIA | -16.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7276 LPIA | +20.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5606 LPIA | -23.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6134 LPIA | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.624 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6048 LPIA | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7167 LPIA | +18.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7063 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7181 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6861 LPIA | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6951 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7125 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7117 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7262 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6901 LPIA | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7494 LPIA | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7436 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7103 LPIA | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.743 LPIA | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7493 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6996 LPIA | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7271 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7278 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7099 LPIA | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7547 LPIA | +6.3% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.7547 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.592 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.7547 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5464 LPIA, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6519 LPIA | 0.5606 LPIA | 0.7276 LPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.6706 LPIA | 0.6048 LPIA | 0.7181 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7236 LPIA | 0.6901 LPIA | 0.7494 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7299 LPIA | 0.7099 LPIA | 0.7547 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 0.7547 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 0.7547 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5606 LPIA in 1999.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Netherlands ranks 11th out of 91 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 9.4%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release