Tertiary education graduates in Netherlands
Netherlands: Tertiary education graduates was 130 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
130
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
24th
of 33 countries
All-time high
132.1
in 2011
All-time low
108.9
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998–2012
Tertiary education graduates in Netherlands, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 130 for tertiary education graduates in 2012.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education graduates in Netherlands peaked at 132.1 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 108.9, in 1998.
Netherlands ranks 24th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 109.4 | 108.9 | 109.9 | 2 |
| 2000s | 126.59 | 118.1 | 131.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 131 | 130 | 132.1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 98,851 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.43 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education graduates in Netherlands?
- Tertiary education graduates in Netherlands was 130 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tertiary education graduates recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 132.1 in 2011.
- What is the lowest tertiary education graduates recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 108.9 in 1998.
- How does Netherlands rank for tertiary education graduates?
- Netherlands ranks 24th out of 33 countries with data for 2012.
- Is tertiary education graduates rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tertiary education graduates (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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