Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion in Netherlands
Netherlands: Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion was 220,495 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Netherlands, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Netherlands is 220,495, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Netherlands peaked at 247,309 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 217,735, in 2023.
That places Netherlands 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 247,309 | — |
| 2014 | 243,117 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 240,145 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 230,530 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 234,177 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 230,097 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 231,319 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 238,703 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 232,265 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 224,669 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 217,735 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 220,495 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 236,671 | 230,097 | 247,309 | 7 |
| 2020s | 226,773 | 217,735 | 238,703 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Netherlands?
- Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Netherlands was 220,495 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 247,309 in 2013.
- What is the lowest graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 217,735 in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex?
- Netherlands ranks 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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