Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands

Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 1.03 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.03 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
9th
of 33 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.927 GPIA
in 2007
Years of data
15
2006–2023

Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands, 2006–2023

00.250.50.7512006201420232006: 0.958 GPIA2007: 0.927 GPIA2009: 0.99 GPIA2010: 0.976 GPIA2011: 0.942 GPIA2012: 1 GPIA2014: 0.975 GPIA2015: 0.949 GPIA2016: 1 GPIA2017: 0.987 GPIA2018: 0.974 GPIA2019: 0.979 GPIA2020: 0.981 GPIA2022: 1 GPIA2023: 1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 1.03 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.927 GPIA, in 2007.

Netherlands ranks 9th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9585 GPIA 0.927 GPIA 0.9905 GPIA 3
2010s 0.9768 GPIA 0.942 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 9
2020s 1.02 GPIA 0.9814 GPIA 1.05 GPIA 3

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 6 Denmark 1.05 GPIA compare
  2. 7 Sweden 1.05 GPIA compare
  3. 8 Cyprus 1.04 GPIA compare
  4. 10 Iceland 1.03 GPIA compare
  5. 11 United States 1.02 GPIA compare
  6. 12 Portugal 1.01 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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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 1.03 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 1.05 GPIA in 2022.
What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.927 GPIA in 2007.
How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
Netherlands ranks 9th out of 33 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 3.2%. 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, immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
33 places, 365 data points, 1994–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release