Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 6.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Netherlands, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Netherlands stood at 6.8%.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Netherlands peaked at 9.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2001.
Netherlands ranks 55th of 123 countries on this measure, 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 | 6.1% | — |
| 2000 | 6.2% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 6.0% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +39.2% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.4% | 9.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.7% | 8.2% | 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 6.8% 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 9.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Netherlands ranks 55th 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 21.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release