Greece vs Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Greece
16.1%
in 2022
Netherlands
15.3%
in 2023
Greece rank
8th
Netherlands rank
10th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Greece
- Netherlands
How they compare
Greece currently reports 16.1% against 15.3% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 8th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 124 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 8.9% | 2.4% | Greece |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 0.1% | Greece |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 14.7% | 1.4% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Greece or Netherlands?
- Greece, at 16.1% against 15.3% in Netherlands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Greece and Netherlands?
- 0.8%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Netherlands?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Netherlands rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Greece ranks 8th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). 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