Australia vs Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Australia
7.8%
in 2018
Netherlands
8.2%
in 2018
Australia rank
77th
Netherlands rank
75th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Australia
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 8.2% against 7.8% in Australia, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Netherlands ahead.

Australia ranks 77th and Netherlands ranks 75th of 98 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 9.0% 11.8% 2.8% Netherlands
2000s 8.7% 11.0% 2.3% Netherlands
2010s 8.6% 8.1% 0.4% Australia

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 8.2% against 7.8% in Australia as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and Netherlands?
0.4%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Australia ranks 77th and Netherlands ranks 75th of 98 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,159 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed engineering, manufacturing and construction programmes in the reference year.