Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 69.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
69.9%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
15th
of 168 countries
All-time high
72.7%
in 2001
All-time low
68.5%
in 2016
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 69.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands peaked at 72.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 68.5%, in 2016.
That places Netherlands 15th 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 | 69.6% | — |
| 1999 | 70.5% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 71.3% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 72.7% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 71.8% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 71.1% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 71.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 70.5% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 69.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 69.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 69.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 69.8% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 70.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 70.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 69.4% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 68.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 68.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 69.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 70.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 69.9% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.0% | 69.6% | 70.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.8% | 69.7% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 68.5% | 70.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 69.6% | 70.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 12 Liechtenstein 71.4% compare
- 13 Finland 71.3% compare
- 14 Honduras 69.9% compare
- 16 Switzerland 67.8% compare
- 17 North Macedonia 67.7% compare
- 18 Bulgaria 63.5% compare
More education data for Netherlands
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0937 % change on previous year (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 69.9% 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 72.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.5% in 2016.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Netherlands ranks 15th 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 down 1.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release