Estonia vs Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Estonia
4.1%
in 2024
Netherlands
4.2%
in 2023
Estonia rank
43rd
Netherlands rank
41st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Estonia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 4.2% against 4.1% in Estonia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 43rd and Netherlands ranks 41st of 122 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 2.4% | 3.7% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.2% | 1.9% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 4.6% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 4.6% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Estonia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 4.2% against 4.1% in Estonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Estonia and Netherlands?
- 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Netherlands?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Netherlands rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Estonia ranks 43rd and Netherlands ranks 41st of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, female (%). 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