Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
100.0%
World rank
1st
of 112 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1998
All-time low
100.0%
in 1998
Years of data
18
1998–2023
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Netherlands, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 100.0% for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Netherlands peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 1998.
Netherlands ranks 1st of 112 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 100.0% | — |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Netherlands?
- Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Netherlands was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 1998.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Netherlands ranks 1st out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release