Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 63.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands stood at 63.6%.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands peaked at 72.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58.6%, in 2009.
Netherlands ranks 30th of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.1% | 58.6% | 67.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 61.3% | 71.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 63.6% | 72.2% | 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 63.6% 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 72.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.6% in 2009.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Netherlands ranks 30th out of 38 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 down 0.3%. 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release