Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA was 0.9584 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9584 LPIA
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
16th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.984 LPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.9158 LPIA
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2023
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.9715 LPIA | — |
| 1997 | 0.9428 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9596 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9256 LPIA | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9267 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9348 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9734 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9343 LPIA | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9388 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9171 LPIA | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9266 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9169 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9489 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9451 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.918 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9315 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9516 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9521 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9451 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9277 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9578 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.984 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9323 LPIA | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9615 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9601 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9158 LPIA | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9584 LPIA | +4.7% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.9584 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9002 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.9584 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9132 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
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
- 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 0.9584 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.
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February 2026 Data Release