Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 8.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Netherlands, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Netherlands is 8.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Netherlands peaked at 9.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2001.
That places Netherlands 67th out of 123 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.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.2% | — |
| 2000 | 8.0% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +25.1% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 7.0% | 8.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.4% | 9.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.3% | 8.5% | 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 arts in Netherlands?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Netherlands was 8.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Netherlands ranks 67th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release