Educational attainment rate … both immigrant short-cycle tertiary in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate … both immigrant short-cycle tertiary was 38.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 38.4% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands peaked at 39.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2006.
That places Netherlands 13th out of 32 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … both immigrant short-cycle tertiary in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 21.8% | — |
| 2007 | 23.5% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 29.1% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 39.0% | +34.4% |
| 2021 | 37.5% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 39.4% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 38.4% | -2.5% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 38.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.9%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 38.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 35.4%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … both immigrant short-cycle tertiary in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +34.4% | 29.1% | 39.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.7% | 21.8% | 27.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 25.0% | 30.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 37.5% | 39.4% | 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 38.4% 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 39.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2006.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Netherlands ranks 13th out of 32 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 53.2%. 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release