Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Netherlands
Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.9605 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands is 0.9605 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Netherlands peaked at 0.9605 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7059 GPIA, in 1971.
Netherlands ranks 72nd of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7059 GPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.7834 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7911 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.782 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7987 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.814 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8327 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8341 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.836 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8372 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.836 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8416 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.865 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.868 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8755 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8716 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8889 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8875 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8821 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8849 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.887 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8963 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9155 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9042 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9194 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9157 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.943 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.948 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9605 GPIA | +1.3% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.9605 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9872 GPIA, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.9605 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.972 GPIA, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7059 GPIA | 0.7059 GPIA | 0.7059 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7888 GPIA | 0.782 GPIA | 0.7987 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.844 GPIA | 0.814 GPIA | 0.8755 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8937 GPIA | 0.8716 GPIA | 0.9194 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9418 GPIA | 0.9157 GPIA | 0.9605 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 0.9605 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 0.9605 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7059 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Netherlands rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Netherlands ranks 72nd out of 137 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 8.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release