Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of the population with a completed post secondary education was 39.14 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Netherlands, 1971–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Netherlands stood at 39.14. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Netherlands peaked at 39.14 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.2, in 1971.
Netherlands ranks 35th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.2 | — |
| 2005 | 29.31 | +307.0% |
| 2006 | 28.29 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 31.51 | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 31.16 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 31.7 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 32.19 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 31.63 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 32.06 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 30.29 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 30.56 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 31.21 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 31.79 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 33.91 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 33.29 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 36.73 | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 36.96 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 37.93 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 39.12 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 39.14 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.39 | 28.29 | 31.7 | 5 |
| 2010s | 32.37 | 30.29 | 36.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.29 | 36.96 | 39.14 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Netherlands?
- Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Netherlands was 39.14 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 39.14 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2 in 1971.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of the population with a completed post secondary education?
- Netherlands ranks 35th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population with a completed post secondary education rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with a completed post secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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