Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 75.6% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands is 75.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands peaked at 77.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 1971.
That places Netherlands 50th out of 140 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 66.6% | 65.5% | 67.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 69.8% | 66.9% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 70.4% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 75.6% | 76.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 47 Saudi Arabia 77.2% compare
- 48 Republic of Moldova 76.9% compare
- 49 New Zealand 75.7% compare
- 51 United Arab Emirates 75.6% compare
- 52 North Macedonia 75.4% compare
- 53 Ukraine 75.2% 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 75.6% 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 77.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 1971.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Netherlands ranks 50th out of 140 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 2.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release