Greece vs Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Greece
18.4%
in 2022
Netherlands
18.9%
in 2023
Greece rank
5th
Netherlands rank
4th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Greece
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 18.9% against 18.4% in Greece, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 4th of 121 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 9.4% | 2.2% | Greece |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 15.8% | 1.2% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 18.1% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
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?
- Netherlands, at 18.9% against 18.4% in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Greece and Netherlands?
- 0.5%, with Netherlands 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 5th and Netherlands ranks 4th of 121 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, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release