Population in private households by educational attainment level in Netherlands
Netherlands: Population in private households by educational attainment level was 23.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population in private households by educational attainment level in Netherlands, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 23.0% for population in private households by educational attainment level in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in private households by educational attainment level in Netherlands peaked at 34.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2022.
Netherlands ranks 9th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Population in private households by educational attainment level in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 33.7% | — |
| 2005 | 34.5% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 32.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 30.8% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 28.8% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 26.6% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 23.6% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 23.7% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 23.0% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.4% | 32.6% | 34.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 25.5% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 23.0% | 24.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 6 North Macedonia 28.8% compare
- 7 Iceland 24.3% compare
- 8 Denmark 23.5% compare
- 9 Netherlands 23.0% compare
- 11 Romania 22.2% compare
- 12 Luxembourg 22.1% compare
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- Population density by NUTS 3 region 529.5 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population in private households by educational attainment level in Netherlands?
- Population in private households by educational attainment level in Netherlands was 23.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population in private households by educational attainment level recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest population in private households by educational attainment level recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for population in private households by educational attainment level?
- Netherlands ranks 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in private households by educational attainment level rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population in private households by educational attainment level, citizenship and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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