Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 6.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands stood at 6.4%.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 162.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands peaked at 7.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2010.
Netherlands ranks 37th of 123 countries on this measure, 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 | 3.9% | — |
| 2000 | 3.7% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -39.2% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +138.5% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 2.1% | 6.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.4% | 7.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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 6.4% 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 7.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2010.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Netherlands ranks 37th 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 162.0%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release