School enrollment, tertiary in Netherlands
Netherlands: School enrollment, tertiary was 86.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary in Netherlands, 2001–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 86.6% for school enrollment, tertiary in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Netherlands peaked at 89.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2001.
Netherlands ranks 19th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.8% | 53.0% | 61.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 63.7% | 83.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 85.3% | 89.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 98,851 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.9% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 104.4% (2023)
- Labor force, female 47.2% (2025)
- Labor force, total 10.35 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in Netherlands?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Netherlands was 86.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Netherlands ranks 19th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.