Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands, 1999–2023
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 1.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands peaked at 1.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2000.
That places Netherlands 32nd out of 117 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +22.9% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.064 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.064 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 555,749 (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 1.4% 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 1.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Netherlands ranks 32nd out of 117 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 2.3%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release