Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 9.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands stood at 9.7%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands peaked at 17.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2018.
Netherlands ranks 48th of 98 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.2% | — |
| 2000 | 15.8% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 16.8% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 15.8% | 17.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 9.7% | 13.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 45 Luxembourg 10.1% compare
- 46 Belarus 9.8% compare
- 47 Switzerland 9.7% compare
- 49 Ukraine 9.5% compare
- 50 Bulgaria 9.4% compare
- 51 New Zealand 9.4% compare
More education data for Netherlands
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 98,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
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 9.7% in 2018, 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 17.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2018.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Netherlands ranks 48th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. 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 Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.