Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 4.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands is 4.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands peaked at 4.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2001.
That places Netherlands 78th out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.2% | — |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 4.8% | 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 4.8% 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 4.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Netherlands ranks 78th 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 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release