Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Netherlands
Netherlands: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 61.4% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology 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 other fields than science, technology in Netherlands stood at 61.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Netherlands peaked at 63.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 1999.
That places Netherlands 66th out of 92 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 59.5% | — |
| 2000 | 61.2% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 61.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 62.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 63.5% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 63.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 62.8% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 62.6% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 62.3% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.5% | 59.5% | 59.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 62.5% | 61.2% | 63.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 62.3% | 61.4% | 62.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Netherlands?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Netherlands was 61.4% 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 other fields than science, technology recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 1999.
- How does Netherlands rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Netherlands ranks 66th out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics 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.