School completion in Netherlands
Netherlands: School completion was 99.79 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
99.79
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.79
in 2024
All-time low
99.63
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Netherlands, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 99.79 for school completion in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Netherlands peaked at 99.79 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 99.63, in 1981.
Netherlands ranks 20th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
School completion in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 99.63 | — |
| 1982 | 99.63 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 99.64 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 99.65 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 99.65 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 99.66 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 99.66 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 99.67 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 99.67 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 99.67 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 99.67 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.67 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.67 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.67 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.67 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.67 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.67 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.67 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.67 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.67 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.67 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.67 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.68 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.68 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.69 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.69 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.69 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.69 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.69 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.71 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.71 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.72 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.73 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.73 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.74 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.74 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.76 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.77 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.77 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.78 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.79 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.79 | +0.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 99.79 is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.6, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 99.79 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.63, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.65 | 99.63 | 99.67 | 9 |
| 1990s | 99.67 | 99.67 | 99.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.68 | 99.67 | 99.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.72 | 99.7 | 99.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.78 | 99.76 | 99.79 | 6 |
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 school completion in Netherlands?
- School completion in Netherlands was 99.79 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 99.79 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.63 in 1981.
- How does Netherlands rank for school completion?
- Netherlands ranks 20th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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