Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 87.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Netherlands, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 87.9% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Netherlands peaked at 94.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 87.9%, in 2023.
That places Netherlands 43rd out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 94.1% | — |
| 2000 | 94.5% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 91.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 91.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 90.4% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 89.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 88.9% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 88.2% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 87.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.1% | 94.1% | 94.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 94.0% | 94.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 89.8% | 94.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 87.9% | 89.4% | 4 |
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 percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Netherlands?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Netherlands was 87.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.9% in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Netherlands ranks 43rd out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release