School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Netherlands
Netherlands: School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted was 0.5878 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Netherlands, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Netherlands is 0.5878 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Netherlands peaked at 0.7393 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1624 GPIA, in 2010.
That places Netherlands 103rd out of 125 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.7393 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.1627 GPIA | -78.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2431 GPIA | +49.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3114 GPIA | +28.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4308 GPIA | +38.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4542 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3821 GPIA | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 0.316 GPIA | -17.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2403 GPIA | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1624 GPIA | -32.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1691 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2766 GPIA | +63.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4972 GPIA | +79.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2695 GPIA | -45.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5878 GPIA | +118.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.5878 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 52% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.5878 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9559 GPIA, 61% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3644 GPIA | 0.1627 GPIA | 0.7393 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.275 GPIA | 0.1624 GPIA | 0.4972 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5878 GPIA | 0.5878 GPIA | 0.5878 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 100 Albania 0.5977 GPIA compare
- 101 Djibouti 0.5944 GPIA compare
- 102 Niger 0.5939 GPIA compare
- 104 Madagascar 0.5765 GPIA compare
- 105 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.556 GPIA compare
- 106 Afghanistan 0.5529 GPIA compare
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 life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Netherlands?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Netherlands was 0.5878 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7393 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1624 GPIA in 2010.
- How does Netherlands rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Netherlands ranks 103rd out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release