Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Netherlands
Netherlands: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 47.3% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Netherlands, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Netherlands stood at 47.3%.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Netherlands peaked at 49.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 1999.
That places Netherlands 78th out of 95 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 44.2% | — |
| 2000 | 47.2% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 47.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 47.5% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 48.1% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 46.8% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 46.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 47.3% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.2% | 44.2% | 44.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 47.2% | 49.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 46.5% | 47.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,472 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.064 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Netherlands?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Netherlands was 47.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 1999.
- How does Netherlands rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- Netherlands ranks 78th out of 95 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.