Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Netherlands
Netherlands: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 15,650 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Netherlands, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Netherlands stood at 15,650 number. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 110.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Netherlands peaked at 15,650 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4,556 number, in 2000.
That places Netherlands 38th out of 133 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5,649 number | — |
| 2000 | 4,556 number | -19.3% |
| 2001 | 7,768 number | +70.5% |
| 2002 | 5,926 number | -23.7% |
| 2003 | 6,585 number | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 7,054 number | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 7,443 number | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 7,475 number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 7,508 number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 7,436 number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 7,749 number | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 8,044 number | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 11,029 number | +37.1% |
| 2012 | 12,542 number | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 13,631 number | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 13,849 number | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 14,478 number | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 15,057 number | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 15,141 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 15,650 number | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,649 number | 5,649 number | 5,649 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 6,950 number | 4,556 number | 7,768 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,269 number | 8,044 number | 15,650 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 98,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.16 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Netherlands?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Netherlands was 15,650 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 15,650 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,556 number in 2000.
- How does Netherlands rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- Netherlands ranks 38th out of 133 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.