Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private was 1.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
1.4%
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
25th
of 137 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2022
All-time low
1.2%
in 2019
Years of data
8
2015–2022
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Netherlands, 2015–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Netherlands stood at 1.4%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
That places Netherlands 25th out of 137 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.3% | — |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.064 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Netherlands?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Netherlands was 1.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2019.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private?
- Netherlands ranks 25th out of 137 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release