Netherlands vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Netherlands
13.4%
in 2018
United States of America
12.0%
in 2016
Netherlands rank
13th
United States of America rank
15th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Netherlands
  • United States of America
051015199920082018

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 13.4% against 12.0% in United States of America, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was United States of America ahead.

Netherlands ranks 13th and United States of America ranks 15th of 97 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 8.7% 14.7% 6.0% United States of America
2000s 8.2% 14.6% 6.4% United States of America
2010s 12.3% 12.7% 0.3% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Netherlands or United States of America?
Netherlands, at 13.4% against 12.0% in United States of America as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Netherlands and United States of America?
1.4%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States of America?
7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2014.
How do Netherlands and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Netherlands ranks 13th and United States of America ranks 15th 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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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.