Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 15.1% 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 15.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands peaked at 21.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2018.
That places Netherlands 85th out of 123 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 | 21.3% | — |
| 2000 | 20.7% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 20.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 21.4% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3% | 21.3% | 21.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 18.0% | 21.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 14.1% | 15.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.5% | 15.5% | 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 15.1% 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 21.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2018.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Netherlands ranks 85th out of 123 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 2.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release