Netherlands's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 106.7 % in 2001 to 104.2 % in 2023.
Netherlands · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 13 with data
Netherlands's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 123.4 % in 2001 to 137.5 % in 2023.
Netherlands's tertiary enrolment rose from 53.0 % in 2001 to 86.6 % in 2023.
Netherlands's children out of school, primary rose from 2,274 in 2017 to 5,698 in 2023.
Netherlands's tertiary attainment rose from 20.9 % in 1992 to 46.1 % in 2025.
Tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34)
% of population ages 25–34
11th of 45 · 7th in Europe & C. Asia
Netherlands's tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34) rose from 23.6 % in 1992 to 56.1 % in 2025.
At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)
% of population ages 25–64
29th of 40 · 23rd in Europe & C. Asia
Netherlands's at least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64) rose from 57.9 % in 1992 to 81.6 % in 2025.
Netherlands's expected years of schooling rose from 17.3 yrs in 1994 to 18.6 yrs in 2023.
Netherlands's mean years of schooling (ages 25+) rose from 3.0 yrs in 1875 to 11.8 yrs in 2020.
Netherlands's learning poverty rose from 1.7 % in 2001 to 4.5 % in 2021.
Latest values — expand for the charts.
- Education spendingdown −0.2 pts46th of 164*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +0.3 pts96th of 156*
Latest values — expand for the charts.
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +0.6 %24th of 135
›No data available (3)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Netherlands.
- Adult literacyNo data
- Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)No data
- Primary completion rateNo data