NL · 2021 · tesem240

Percentage of population (age group 25-64) in private households with at least upper secondary educational attainment

Netherlands, 2021

Percentage of population (age group 25-64) in private households with at least upper secondary educational attainment
80.6
Netherlands, 2021
▼ 0.5% vs 2020 (81.0)
Analysis

In 2021, Netherlands's percentage of population (age group 25-64) in private households with at least upper secondary educational attainment decreased by 0.5% compared to 2020, reaching 80.6.

Netherlands accounts for 101.9% of the EU-27 total of 79.1.

Netherlands ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 4.5% (from 77.1 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tesem240, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
101.9%
EU-27: 79.1
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025