Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands stood at 1.3%.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands peaked at 3.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2022.
Netherlands ranks 85th of 122 countries on this measure, 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 tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.2% | — |
| 2000 | 3.4% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -14.7% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -46.0% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,472 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.064 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands was 1.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Netherlands ranks 85th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release