Tertiary education in Drenthe

In Drenthe, 36.3% of people aged 25 to 64 had completed tertiary education in 2025.

Measure: Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 25 to 64 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Drenthe, 2025 36.3% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 +1.2percentage points 2024: 35.1%
Netherlands, 2025 46.1% Country total
Position in 2025 130th of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Drenthe over time

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% of people aged 25 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region (% of people aged 25 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period DrentheNetherlands
2025 36.3% 46.1%
2024 35.1% 44.6%
2023 35.4% 44.3%
2022 36.6% 44.7%
2021 35.8%b (break in time series) 43.1%b (break in time series)
2020 34.6% 42.6%
2019 33.8%b (break in time series) 40.4%b (break in time series)
2018 31.1% 38.3%
2017 28.6% 37.2%
2016 28.9% 36.0%
2015 28.6% 35.3%
2014 27.8%b (break in time series) 34.4%b (break in time series)
2013 26.9%b (break in time series) 33.9%b (break in time series)
2012 25.3% 33.0%
2011 23.8% 32.1%
2010 24.6% 32.0%
2009 24.0% 30.8%
2008 23.4% 30.2%
2007 23.2% 29.3%
2006 23.2% 28.5%
2005 23.1%b (break in time series) 28.0%b (break in time series)
2004 23.2% 29.5%
2003 19.6% 27.5%
2002 16.5% 25.0%
2001 16.4% 24.1%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from 35.1% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 28.6%, the figure has changed by +7.7 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 289 regions with data for 2025, Drenthe has the 130th highest value.
  • The figure for Netherlands in 2025 was 46.1%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_04 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y25-64 isced11=ED5-8 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Drenthe
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat