Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 20.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Netherlands, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Netherlands stood at 20.2%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Netherlands peaked at 20.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2013.
That places Netherlands 82nd out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 16.1% | 16.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 13.8% | 18.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 18.8% | 20.2% | 4 |
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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 science, technology, engineering and in Netherlands?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Netherlands was 20.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Netherlands ranks 82nd out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release