Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands, The
Netherlands, The: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 39.2% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands, The, 1996β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands, The stood at 39.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands, The peaked at 39.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 1996.
Netherlands, The ranks 18th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.9% | 23.2% | 24.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 24.9% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 31.4% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 38.1% | 39.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands, The
- 15 Cyprus 42.4% compare
- 16 Armenia, Republic of 41.7% compare
- 17 Seychelles 40.4% compare
- 19 Norway 37.9% compare
- 20 Sweden 37.6% compare
- 21 Andorra, Principality of 37.4% compare
More education data for Netherlands, The
- 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, The?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands, The was 39.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Netherlands, The?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Netherlands, The?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 1996.
- How does Netherlands, The rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Netherlands, The ranks 18th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Netherlands, The?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands, The 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release