Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 33.9% 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 33.9%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Netherlands peaked at 33.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 1999.
Netherlands ranks 65th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.9% | — |
| 2000 | 18.2% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 30.7% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 33.1% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9% | 17.9% | 17.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 18.0% | 21.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 20.9% | 30.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 31.3% | 33.9% | 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 science, technology, engineering and in Netherlands?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Netherlands was 33.9% 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 33.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 1999.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Netherlands ranks 65th out of 113 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 37.9%. 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 who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release