School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Netherlands
Netherlands: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 4.3 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Netherlands, 2001β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Netherlands is 4.3 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Netherlands peaked at 4.46 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.56 years, in 2002.
Netherlands ranks 18th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.81 years | 2.56 years | 3.05 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.83 years | 3.17 years | 4.13 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.33 years | 4.24 years | 4.46 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 98,851 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.43 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Netherlands?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Netherlands was 4.3 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.46 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.56 years in 2002.
- How does Netherlands rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Netherlands ranks 18th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release