Educational attainment rate, completed … native NPIA short-cycle in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed … native NPIA short-cycle was 0.9844 NPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.9844 NPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands peaked at 1.02 NPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8164 NPIA, in 2014.
That places Netherlands 19th 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, completed … native NPIA short-cycle in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.8487 NPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.8682 NPIA | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9522 NPIA | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9788 NPIA | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9597 NPIA | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9651 NPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.01 NPIA | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8198 NPIA | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8164 NPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8418 NPIA | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.843 NPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8702 NPIA | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8228 NPIA | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 1 NPIA | +21.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9942 NPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.02 NPIA | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9844 NPIA | -3.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.9844 NPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 NPIA, 93% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.9844 NPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.06 NPIA, 93% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.912 NPIA | 0.8487 NPIA | 0.9788 NPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8837 NPIA | 0.8164 NPIA | 1.01 NPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9986 NPIA | 0.9844 NPIA | 1.02 NPIA | 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 0.9844 NPIA 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 1.02 NPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8164 NPIA in 2014.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Netherlands ranks 19th 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 20.1%. 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release