Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands is 0.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.1% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands peaked at 1.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2002.
Netherlands ranks 40th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6% | — |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -67.6% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +423.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -37.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +58.9% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -55.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +37.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +18.6% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +42.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -26.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 98,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
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 0.9% 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 1.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2002.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Netherlands ranks 40th out of 72 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 40.9%. 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 programmes in unspecified fields, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release