Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 4.2% 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 4.2% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands peaked at 5.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2004.
That places Netherlands 41st out of 122 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 | 2.4% | — |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +139.8% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 5.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 38 Saudi Arabia 4.3% compare
- 39 North Macedonia 4.2% compare
- 40 Kazakhstan 4.2% compare
- 42 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.2% compare
- 43 Estonia 4.1% compare
- 44 Portugal 4.1% compare
More education data for Netherlands
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.16 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (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 4.2% 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 5.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2004.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Netherlands ranks 41st out of 122 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 down 3.6%. 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 Services programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release