Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 30.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 30.4% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands peaked at 34.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 2001.
Netherlands ranks 183rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 34.0% | — |
| 1999 | 32.6% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 31.7% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 29.9% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 30.8% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 30.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 30.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 31.5% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 31.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 31.8% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 30.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.3% | 32.6% | 34.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 29.9% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 31.5% | 32.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 30.3% | 31.9% | 4 |
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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands was 30.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Netherlands ranks 183rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release