Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.1% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.1% on the previous year and down 88.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands peaked at 2.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1999.
Netherlands ranks 33rd of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -31.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.6% | — |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +291.4% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -97.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 2.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (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 0.1% in 2018, 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 2.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Netherlands ranks 33rd out of 108 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed programmes in unspecified fields in the reference year.