Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant gender in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant gender was 0.9515 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands stood at 0.9515 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands peaked at 0.9515 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8263 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Netherlands 24th 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant gender in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.8263 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.8401 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8449 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8511 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8675 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8893 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8819 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8719 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8929 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8795 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8946 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.906 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9065 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9118 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9067 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9351 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9336 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9515 GPIA | +1.9% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.9515 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9587 GPIA, 99% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.9515 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9676 GPIA, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8406 GPIA | 0.8263 GPIA | 0.8511 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8902 GPIA | 0.8675 GPIA | 0.9118 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9317 GPIA | 0.9067 GPIA | 0.9515 GPIA | 4 |
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 0.9515 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 0.9515 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8263 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Netherlands ranks 24th 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 9.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release