Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 32.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 32.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands peaked at 32.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2000.
That places Netherlands 32nd out of 122 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 in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 30.9% | — |
| 2000 | 30.0% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 30.3% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 30.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 31.9% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 32.5% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 32.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 32.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.9% | 30.9% | 30.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 30.0% | 31.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 31.8% | 32.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 32.3% | 32.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0937 % change on previous year (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 32.5% 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 32.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2000.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Netherlands ranks 32nd 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 up 0.7%. 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 Business, Administration and Law programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release