Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Netherlands
Netherlands: Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 33.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Netherlands, 1999–2023
Source: World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Netherlands stood at 33.9%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Netherlands peaked at 33.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 1999.
That places Netherlands 65th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.9% | — |
| 2000 | 18.2% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 30.7% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 33.1% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9% | 17.9% | 17.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 18.0% | 21.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 20.9% | 30.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 31.3% | 33.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Netherlands?
- Female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Netherlands was 33.9% in 2023, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 1999.
- How does Netherlands rank for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Netherlands ranks 65th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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