France vs Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts

France
8.6%
in 2018
Netherlands
8.7%
in 2018
France rank
44th
Netherlands rank
43rd

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts over time

  • France
  • Netherlands
051015199920082018

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 8.7% against 8.6% in France, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.

France ranks 44th and Netherlands ranks 43rd of 97 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 13.1% 6.9% 6.2% France
2010s 9.1% 8.7% 0.4% France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts, France or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 8.7% against 8.6% in France as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts between France and Netherlands?
0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do France and Netherlands rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
France ranks 44th and Netherlands ranks 43rd of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,141 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed humanities and arts programmes in the reference year.