Educational attainment rate … Educational short-cycle tertiary rural in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate … Educational short-cycle tertiary rural was 29.3% 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 29.3% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Netherlands peaked at 29.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 1997.
Netherlands ranks 18th of 95 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 … Educational short-cycle tertiary rural in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 14.5% | — |
| 1997 | 12.3% | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 14.9% | +20.5% |
| 1999 | 12.8% | -14.0% |
| 2000 | 13.4% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 15.1% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 27.3% | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 28.1% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 29.3% | +1.7% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 29.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.0%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 29.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.9%, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.6% | 12.3% | 14.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 13.4% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 20.9% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 27.1% | 29.3% | 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 29.3% 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 29.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 1997.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Netherlands ranks 18th out of 95 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 32.4%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release