Australia vs Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Australia
14.8%
in 2023
Netherlands
15.1%
in 2023
Australia rank
88th
Netherlands rank
85th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 15.1% against 14.8% in Australia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Netherlands ahead.
Australia ranks 88th and Netherlands ranks 85th of 123 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.4% | 21.3% | 5.9% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 21.0% | 6.4% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 14.3% | 0.9% | Australia |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 14.9% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Australia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 15.1% against 14.8% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and Netherlands?
- 0.3%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Australia ranks 88th and Netherlands ranks 85th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release