Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9577 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands is 0.9577 LPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands peaked at 0.984 LPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.893 LPIA, in 1999.
That places Netherlands 15th out of 105 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9461 LPIA | 0.893 LPIA | 0.9734 LPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.9381 LPIA | 0.912 LPIA | 0.984 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.942 LPIA | 0.9264 LPIA | 0.9579 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9478 LPIA | 0.9383 LPIA | 0.9577 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 98,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.16 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (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 0.9577 LPIA 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 0.984 LPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.893 LPIA in 1999.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Netherlands ranks 15th out of 105 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 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release