Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.7%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
114th
of 121 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2000
All-time low
0.7%
in 2013
Years of data
15
1999–2023
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands stood at 0.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands peaked at 0.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.
That places Netherlands 114th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7% | — |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 111 Jordan 0.7% compare
- 112 Azerbaijan 0.7% compare
- 113 Cyprus 0.7% compare
- 115 Liechtenstein 0.7% compare
- 116 Lebanon 0.7% compare
- 117 United States of America 0.7% compare
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 0.7% 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 0.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Netherlands ranks 114th out of 121 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 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release