How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States of America?

7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Netherlands vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Netherlands

17.1%

in 2018

United States of America

17.0%

in 2016

Netherlands rank

21st

United States of America rank

22nd

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

Netherlands
United States of America

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 17.1% against 17.0% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 22nd of 98 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	20.7%	13.4%	7.2%	Netherlands
2000s	21.4%	12.3%	9.1%	Netherlands
2010s	18.7%	15.9%	2.9%	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Netherlands or United States of America?: Netherlands, at 17.1% against 17.0% in United States of America as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Netherlands and United States of America?: 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States of America?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2014.
How do Netherlands and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?: Netherlands ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 22nd of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare 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 Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 98 places, 1,158 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed health and welfare programmes in the reference year.