Percentage of graduates … male Natural Mathematics Statistics in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of graduates … male Natural Mathematics Statistics was 7.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 7.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 136.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands peaked at 8.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2010.
That places Netherlands 27th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates … male Natural Mathematics Statistics in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.6% | — |
| 2000 | 5.3% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -37.8% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +124.3% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +1.5% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 7.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.3%, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 7.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.6%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates … male Natural Mathematics Statistics in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +124.3% | 3.5% | 7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.6% | 5.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 2.9% | 8.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.4% | 8.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 24 Italy 7.8% compare
- 25 South Africa 7.8% compare
- 26 Sri Lanka 7.6% compare
- 28 Switzerland 7.5% compare
- 29 Rwanda 7.5% compare
- 30 Trinidad and Tobago 7.3% compare
More education data for Netherlands
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.64 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.48 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,472 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % 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 7.5% 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 8.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2010.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Netherlands ranks 27th out of 121 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 136.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release