Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9584 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
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands stood at 0.9584 LPIA.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands peaked at 0.984 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9158 LPIA, in 2022.
Netherlands ranks 16th of 105 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.958 LPIA | 0.9428 LPIA | 0.9715 LPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9343 LPIA | 0.9169 LPIA | 0.9734 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9445 LPIA | 0.918 LPIA | 0.984 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9489 LPIA | 0.9158 LPIA | 0.9615 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 13 Norway 0.9832 LPIA compare
- 14 Kazakhstan 0.9779 LPIA compare
- 15 Azerbaijan 0.971 LPIA compare
- 17 Tajikistan 0.9558 LPIA compare
- 18 Belarus 0.9488 LPIA compare
- 19 Sweden 0.9453 LPIA compare
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 0.9584 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 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9158 LPIA in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Netherlands ranks 16th 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 0.7%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release