Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Netherlands
Gross tertiary enrolment in Netherlands was 86.6% in 2023.
Netherlands, 2023
86.6%
Change from 2021
−2.8percentage points
European Union, 2023
79.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
80.0%
Position in 2023
16th of 128
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Netherlands over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Netherlands | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 79.5% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | 79.5% |
| 2022 | – | 79.6% |
| 2021 | 89.4% | 77.9% |
| 2020 | 85.3% | 75.0% |
| 2019 | – | 74.0% |
| 2018 | 83.7% | 72.9% |
| 2017 | 83.2% | 71.8% |
| 2016 | 79.8% | 70.5% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | 69.8% |
| 2014 | – | 68.7% |
| 2013 | – | 67.6% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | 67.4% |
| 2011 | 75.5% | 67.5% |
| 2010 | 63.7% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | 61.4% | 65.6% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | 60.4% | 63.5% |
| 2006 | 59.8% | 62.8% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | 61.6% |
| 2004 | 56.8% | 60.0% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | 58.0% |
| 2002 | 54.3% | 55.7% |
| 2001 | 53.0% | 53.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 89.4% in 2021, a change of −2.8 percentage points.
- Since 2009, when it was 61.4%, the figure has changed by +25.2 percentage points.
- Among the 128 countries with data for 2023, Netherlands has the 16th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 79.5%.
More for Netherlands
All statistics for Netherlands
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
56.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Primary school enrolment (gross)
104.2%
2023 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
5.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
7.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
25.9%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
3.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT