Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 74.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands is 74.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands peaked at 74.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.5%, in 2006.
That places Netherlands 26th out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.3% | 58.5% | 61.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 63.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 71.6% | 74.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 23 Montenegro 75.2% compare
- 24 Cyprus 75.1% compare
- 25 Luxembourg 74.5% compare
- 27 Brunei Darussalam 70.9% compare
- 28 Romania 68.3% compare
- 29 Greece 67.9% 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 74.3% 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 74.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 2006.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Netherlands ranks 26th out of 40 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 13.0%. 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, non-immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release