School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Netherlands
Netherlands: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.05 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Netherlands, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 1.05 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Netherlands peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9856 GPIA, in 2001.
Netherlands ranks 89th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9856 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.9858 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9929 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9899 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9891 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9907 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.993 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9956 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9993 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9913 GPIA | 0.9856 GPIA | 0.9993 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 98,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.16 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Netherlands?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Netherlands was 1.05 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9856 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Netherlands ranks 89th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release