UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper in Netherlands

Netherlands: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper was 0.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
60th
of 77 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2018
All-time low
0.7%
in 1971
Years of data
14
1971–2018

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper in Netherlands, 1971–2018

00.20.40.60.811971199420181971: 0.706 GPIA2004: 0.837 GPIA2005: 0.836 GPIA2007: 0.865 GPIA2008: 0.868 GPIA2009: 0.875 GPIA2010: 0.872 GPIA2011: 0.889 GPIA2012: 0.888 GPIA2013: 0.882 GPIA2014: 0.885 GPIA2015: 0.887 GPIA2016: 0.896 GPIA2018: 0.904 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper in Netherlands is 0.9%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper in Netherlands peaked at 0.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1971.

That places Netherlands 60th out of 77 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper secondary education (ISCED 3 or higher). Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) in Netherlands, 1971 to 2018.
Year GPIA Change
1971 0.7%
2004 0.8% +18.6%
2005 0.8% -0.1%
2007 0.9% +3.5%
2008 0.9% +0.4%
2009 0.9% +0.9%
2010 0.9% -0.4%
2011 0.9% +2.0%
2012 0.9% -0.2%
2013 0.9% -0.6%
2014 0.9% +0.3%
2015 0.9% +0.2%
2016 0.9% +1.0%
2018 0.9% +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 5
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 8

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 57 Greece 0.9% compare
  2. 58 Slovakia 0.9% compare
  3. 59 Luxembourg 0.9% compare
  4. 61 Slovenia 0.9% compare
  5. 62 El Salvador 0.9% compare
  6. 63 Hungary 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper in Netherlands?
Uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper in Netherlands was 0.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2018.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1971.
How does Netherlands rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper?
Netherlands ranks 60th out of 77 countries with data for 2018.
Is uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper secondary education (ISCED 3 or higher). Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed upper secondary education (ISCED 3 or higher). Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
77 places, 852 data points, 1970–2019
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The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/