Population in private households by educational attainment level

In 2025, Netherlands's population in private households by educational attainment level increased by 3.4% compared to 2024, reaching 46.1%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 36.9%.

Netherlands ranks 7th 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 8.2% (from 42.6% in 2020).

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