Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female 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 … Services female 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% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 4.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.9%, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 4.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.9%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +139.8% | 2.0% | 4.7% |
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 Laos 4.2% compare
- 43 Estonia 4.1% compare
- 44 Portugal 4.1% 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 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.
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February 2026 Data Release