Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 9.2% 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 9.2% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands peaked at 11.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2017.
That places Netherlands 82nd 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 | 11.8% | — |
| 2000 | 11.0% | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 9.5% | 11.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.6% | 9.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2323 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 98,851 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 803,955 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5279 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 806,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.9783 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 487,792 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.62 % 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 9.2% 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 11.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2017.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Netherlands ranks 82nd 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 up 12.9%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release