Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 30.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands stood at 30.1%.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands peaked at 31.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 2001.
That places Netherlands 175th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 30.4% | — |
| 1999 | 29.5% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 28.7% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 27.3% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 28.2% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 28.9% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 28.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 30.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 29.7% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.0% | 29.5% | 30.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.2% | 27.3% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 29.5% | 31.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 29.6% | 30.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 172 Bulgaria 36.5% compare
- 173 North Macedonia 32.3% compare
- 174 Switzerland 32.2% compare
- 176 Honduras 30.1% compare
- 177 Finland 28.7% compare
- 178 Liechtenstein 28.6% compare
More education data for Netherlands
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 86,024 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,827 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 530,206 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.12 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 455,121 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.49 % change on previous year (2021)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 30.1% 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 31.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Netherlands ranks 175th out of 188 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 up 2.4%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release