Population in private households by educational attainment level

In 2024, Netherlands's population in private households by educational attainment level increased by 0.7% compared to 2023, reaching 44.6%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 36.1%.

Netherlands ranks 8th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 10.4% (from 40.4% in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_03, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.