Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 69.4% 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 69.4% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands peaked at 69.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 1998.
That places Netherlands 5th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 62.1% | — |
| 1999 | 63.9% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 65.1% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 67.4% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 66.5% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 67.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 67.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 66.4% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 65.9% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 65.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 65.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 65.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 66.5% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 66.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 67.7% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 66.1% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 66.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 66.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 67.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 69.1% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 69.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.0% | 62.1% | 63.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 65.1% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.6% | 66.0% | 67.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 68.1% | 66.6% | 69.4% | 4 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 806,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.9783 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 487,792 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 985,327 (2023)
- 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)
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 69.4% 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 69.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 1998.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Netherlands ranks 5th out of 168 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 4.4%. 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release