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

Latest (2023)
78.97
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
46th
of 62 countries
All-time high
78.97
in 2023
All-time low
65.59
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Netherlands, 1990–2023

0204060801990200620231990: 65.61991: 66.31992: 67.21993: 67.91994: 68.51995: 691996: 69.71997: 70.21998: 70.81999: 71.12000: 71.42001: 71.52002: 71.72003: 722004: 72.42005: 72.82006: 73.22007: 73.82008: 74.52009: 752010: 75.42011: 75.82012: 76.12013: 76.32014: 76.52015: 76.72016: 76.92017: 772018: 77.22019: 77.52020: 77.82021: 78.22022: 78.72023: 79

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 43 Norway 80.58 compare
  2. 44 Luxembourg 80.52 compare
  3. 45 Republic of Moldova 79.27 compare
  4. 47 Tajikistan 77.42 compare
  5. 48 Denmark 76.1 compare
  6. 49 Spain 73.95 compare

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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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Indicator
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
62 places, 2,014 data points, 1990–2023
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