Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 1.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Netherlands, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Netherlands stood at 1.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Netherlands peaked at 1.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2017.
That places Netherlands 72nd out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.3% | — |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 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 1.2% 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 1.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2017.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Netherlands ranks 72nd out of 121 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 up 0.6%. 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, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release