Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9566 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
Netherlands recorded 0.9566 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands peaked at 0.9764 LPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.8912 LPIA, in 2000.
Netherlands ranks 19th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9542 LPIA | 0.9142 LPIA | 0.9764 LPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.9347 LPIA | 0.8912 LPIA | 0.9663 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9378 LPIA | 0.9109 LPIA | 0.9584 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9463 LPIA | 0.9144 LPIA | 0.9723 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 0.9566 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 0.9764 LPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8912 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Netherlands ranks 19th out of 103 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 1.8%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release