Greece vs Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Greece
13.9%
in 2018
Netherlands
13.4%
in 2018
Greece rank
10th
Netherlands rank
13th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Greece
  • Netherlands
051015199920082018

How they compare

Greece currently reports 13.9% against 13.4% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 97 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 11.3% 8.9% 2.4% Greece
2010s 12.8% 12.9% 0.1% 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?
Greece, at 13.9% against 13.4% in Netherlands as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Greece and Netherlands?
0.5%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Netherlands?
6 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Greece and Netherlands rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Greece ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 97 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

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,144 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes in the reference year.