Australia vs Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
Australia
17.4%
in 2018
Netherlands
17.5%
in 2018
Australia rank
75th
Netherlands rank
74th
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 17.5% against 17.4% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 75th and Netherlands ranks 74th of 98 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.8% | 17.1% | 3.7% | Australia |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 16.4% | 5.2% | Australia |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 15.5% | 2.1% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math, Australia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 17.5% against 17.4% in Australia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math between Australia and Netherlands?
- 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math?
- Australia ranks 75th and Netherlands ranks 74th of 98 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.