Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female was 38.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 38.5% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands peaked at 38.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 1998.
Netherlands ranks 34th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 16.4% | — |
| 1997 | 17.5% | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 16.2% | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 17.4% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 18.5% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 21.2% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 22.3% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 24.4% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 25.4% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 25.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 35.4% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 36.9% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 37.8% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 38.5% | +2.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 38.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.7%, 100% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 38.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.3%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.9% | 16.2% | 17.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 18.5% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 25.8% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 35.4% | 38.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 31 Slovenia 39.4% compare
- 32 France 38.8% compare
- 33 New Zealand 38.6% compare
- 35 Andorra 37.9% compare
- 36 Seychelles 37.3% compare
- 37 Switzerland 37.3% compare
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 38.5% 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 38.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 1998.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Netherlands ranks 34th out of 128 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 41.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release