Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female was 69.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 69.8% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands peaked at 70.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 2000.
That places Netherlands 29th out of 109 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 50.1% | — |
| 1997 | 50.3% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 51.3% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 49.0% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 48.7% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 53.2% | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 53.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 57.6% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 55.6% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 56.4% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 58.4% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 57.1% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 59.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 59.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 61.7% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 60.8% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 62.6% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 61.5% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 62.0% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 66.4% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 66.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 70.5% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 69.8% | -1.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 69.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 70.7%, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 69.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.8%, 92% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.2% | 49.0% | 51.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 55.5% | 48.7% | 59.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 62.1% | 59.5% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.1% | 66.0% | 70.5% | 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 upper secondary education or in Netherlands?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands was 69.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 70.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 2000.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Netherlands ranks 29th out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release