Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.7547 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- 8 Germany 0.8133 LPIA compare
- 9 Luxembourg 0.8042 LPIA compare
- 10 Tonga 0.7608 LPIA compare
- 12 Malta 0.7004 LPIA compare
- 13 Brunei Darussalam 0.6939 LPIA compare
- 14 United States of America 0.6936 LPIA 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.16 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (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