Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 in Netherlands
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 in the Netherlands was 46.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1.5 pts from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 in Netherlands, 2000 to 2025
All 26 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 46.1 |
| 2024 | 44.6 |
| 2023 | 44.3 |
| 2022 | 44.7 |
| 2021 | 43.1 Series break |
| 2020 | 42.6 |
| 2019 | 40.4 Series break |
| 2018 | 38.3 |
| 2017 | 37.2 |
| 2016 | 36 |
| 2015 | 35.3 |
| 2014 | 34.4 Series break |
| 2013 | 33.9 Series break |
| 2012 | 33 |
| 2011 | 32.1 |
| 2010 | 32 |
| 2009 | 30.8 |
| 2008 | 30.2 |
| 2007 | 29.3 |
| 2006 | 28.5 |
| 2005 | 28 Series break |
| 2004 | 29.5 |
| 2003 | 27.5 |
| 2002 | 25 |
| 2001 | 24.1 |
| 2000 | 24 |
Compared with European Union (27)
| Place | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | 46.1 |
| European Union (27) | 36.9 |
Rankings
- Countries by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64
- EU countries by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64
Definition
People aged 25 to 64 whose highest completed level of education is tertiary (ISCED 2011 levels 5 to 8: short-cycle tertiary, bachelor's or equivalent, master's or equivalent, and doctoral), as a percentage of all people aged 25 to 64. Measured by national labour force surveys.
Includes short-cycle tertiary programmes such as US associate degrees, so it is higher than the US bachelors_degree_share, which also covers everyone aged 25 and over.
How to cite
Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_03/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population by educational attainment level, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03) (Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, Netherlands, 2000 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_03/default/table
MLA 9
Population by educational attainment level, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03), Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, Netherlands, 2000 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_03/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/netherlands. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population by educational attainment level, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03). Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, Netherlands, 2000 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_03/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/netherlands.
Harvard
Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population by educational attainment level, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03), Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, Netherlands, 2000 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_03/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/netherlands (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{eurostat_tertiary_education_attainment_ages_2025,
author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
title = {{Population by educational attainment level, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat\_lfse\_03): Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, Netherlands, 2000 to 2025}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_03/default/table},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/netherlands. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat\_lfse\_03). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat\_lfse\_03/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 in Netherlands?
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 in the Netherlands was 46.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1.5 pts from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.
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Eurostat, European Commission. Population by educational attainment level, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 in Netherlands?
46.1% in 2025, the highest value since 2000 in this series.