Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 69.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
69.6%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
9th
of 168 countries
All-time high
70.1%
in 2001
All-time low
66.0%
in 1998
Years of data
24
1998–2023
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands is 69.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands peaked at 70.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 1998.
That places Netherlands 9th 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 | 66.0% | — |
| 1999 | 67.4% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 68.3% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 70.1% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 69.2% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 69.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 69.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 68.5% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 67.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 67.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 67.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 67.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 68.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 68.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 68.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 67.5% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 68.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 67.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 68.7% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 69.7% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 69.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.7% | 66.0% | 67.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.6% | 67.6% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.0% | 67.5% | 68.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 68.1% | 69.7% | 4 |
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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 69.6% 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 70.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 1998.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Netherlands ranks 9th 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 1.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release