Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 11.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 11.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands peaked at 24.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2022.
That places Netherlands 77th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 21.5% | — |
| 2000 | 22.1% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 23.3% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 24.1% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | -22.7% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 21.5% | 21.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 22.1% | 24.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 12.1% | 18.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.7% | 11.7% | 4 |
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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 11.1% 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 24.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Netherlands ranks 77th out of 124 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 down 32.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release