Belgium vs Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Belgium
0.1%
in 2023
Netherlands
0.1%
in 2023
Belgium rank
44th
Netherlands rank
43rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Belgium, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 44th and Netherlands ranks 43rd of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 1.2% | 2.6% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.1% | 1.1% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Belgium ranks 44th and Netherlands ranks 43rd of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from programmes in unspecified fields, 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