Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Netherlands
Netherlands: Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG was 78.97 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Netherlands, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Netherlands is 78.97, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Netherlands peaked at 78.97 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.59, in 1990.
Netherlands ranks 46th of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.62 | 65.59 | 71.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.83 | 71.38 | 75.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.55 | 75.43 | 77.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.43 | 77.85 | 78.97 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 43 Norway 80.58 compare
- 44 Luxembourg 80.52 compare
- 45 Republic of Moldova 79.27 compare
- 47 Tajikistan 77.42 compare
- 48 Denmark 76.1 compare
- 49 Spain 73.95 compare
More education data for Netherlands
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.16 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Netherlands?
- Upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Netherlands was 78.97 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 78.97 in 2023.
- What is the lowest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.59 in 1990.
- How does Netherlands rank for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
- Netherlands ranks 46th out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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