Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male was 39.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
39.2%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
18th
of 129 countries
All-time high
39.9%
in 2022
All-time low
23.2%
in 1996
Years of data
28
1996–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands 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 peaked at 39.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 1996.
Netherlands 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 23.2% | — |
| 1997 | 24.5% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 23.9% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 24.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 25.2% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 24.9% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 28.3% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 28.2% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 31.1% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 30.7% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 31.4% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 32.6% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 35.4% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 34.5% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 38.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 38.5% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 39.9% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 39.2% | -1.8% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 39.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.0%, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 39.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.5%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
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 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 highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 1996.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Netherlands ranks 18th out of 129 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 20.4%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release