School enrollment, tertiary in Netherlands
Netherlands: School enrollment, tertiary was 86.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary in Netherlands, 2001–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 86.6% for school enrollment, tertiary in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Netherlands peaked at 89.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2001.
Netherlands ranks 19th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 53.0% | — |
| 2002 | 54.3% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 56.8% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 59.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 60.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 61.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 63.7% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 75.5% | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 79.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 83.2% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 83.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 85.3% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 89.4% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | -3.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 86.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.5%, 1.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 86.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.7%, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.8% | 53.0% | 61.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 63.7% | 83.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 85.3% | 89.4% | 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 school enrollment, tertiary in Netherlands?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Netherlands was 86.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Netherlands ranks 19th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.