Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 0.9827 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands is 0.9827 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands peaked at 0.9827 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6775 GPIA, in 1998.
Netherlands ranks 82nd of 127 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 gender in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.7092 GPIA | — |
| 1997 | 0.7124 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6775 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7229 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7322 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7448 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7541 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7492 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7642 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.774 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7927 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7915 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7974 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8195 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8083 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8245 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8311 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8372 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8602 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.873 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8954 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9009 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9187 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9176 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9308 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9574 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9467 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9827 GPIA | +3.8% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.9827 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 86% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.9827 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.11 GPIA, 88% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7055 GPIA | 0.6775 GPIA | 0.7229 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.772 GPIA | 0.7322 GPIA | 0.8195 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8667 GPIA | 0.8083 GPIA | 0.9187 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9544 GPIA | 0.9308 GPIA | 0.9827 GPIA | 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 0.9827 GPIA 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 0.9827 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6775 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Netherlands ranks 82nd out of 127 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 17.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release