Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Netherlands
Netherlands: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.04 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Netherlands, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Netherlands stood at 1.04 index.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Netherlands peaked at 1.05 index in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9804 index, in 1981.
Netherlands ranks 62nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9804 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9812 index | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9821 index | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9835 index | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9849 index | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9866 index | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.987 index | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9882 index | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9884 index | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9901 index | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9914 index | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9933 index | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9968 index | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9992 index | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.02 index | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.02 index | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.02 index | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.03 index | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.03 index | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.03 index | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.03 index | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 index | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.04 index | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.04 index | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.04 index | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.04 index | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.04 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.04 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.04 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.04 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.05 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.04 index | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.04 index | -0.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 1.04 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 1.04 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9847 index | 0.9804 index | 0.9884 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9995 index | 0.9901 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 index | 1.03 index | 1.04 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 index | 1.04 index | 1.05 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More gender data for Netherlands
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,769 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.232 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,988 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,988 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.366 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 89,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 85,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 86,477 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Netherlands?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Netherlands was 1.04 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 index in 2023.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9804 index in 1981.
- How does Netherlands rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Netherlands ranks 62nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.