Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender was 0.9588 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands is 0.9588 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands peaked at 0.9588 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7844 GPIA, in 2000.
Netherlands ranks 52nd of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.7871 GPIA | — |
| 1997 | 0.7967 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7951 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7844 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8546 GPIA | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8327 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8551 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8286 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8723 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8618 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8683 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8748 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8756 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9188 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8897 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8721 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.862 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8924 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.892 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.916 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.842 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9186 GPIA | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8983 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9023 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9588 GPIA | +6.3% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.9588 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.9588 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9674 GPIA, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.793 GPIA | 0.7871 GPIA | 0.7967 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8481 GPIA | 0.7844 GPIA | 0.8748 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8879 GPIA | 0.842 GPIA | 0.9188 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9198 GPIA | 0.8983 GPIA | 0.9588 GPIA | 3 |
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 0.9588 GPIA 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 0.9588 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7844 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Netherlands ranks 52nd out of 107 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 9.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release