Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology in Netherlands

Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology was 82.5% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
82.5%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
24th
of 98 countries
All-time high
85.3%
in 2010
All-time low
82.5%
in 2018
Years of data
10
1999–2018

Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology in Netherlands, 1999–2018

0204060801999200820181999: 82.9 %2000: 83.7 %2001: 83.8 %2002: 83.5 %2004: 83.3 %2010: 85.3 %2013: 83.7 %2014: 83.4 %2017: 83.3 %2018: 82.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 82.5% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology in Netherlands peaked at 85.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 82.5%, in 2018.

That places Netherlands 24th out of 98 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 82.9% 82.9% 82.9% 1
2000s 83.6% 83.3% 83.8% 4
2010s 83.7% 82.5% 85.3% 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 21 Bahrain 82.7% compare
  2. 22 Australia 82.6% compare
  3. 23 Uruguay 82.5% compare
  4. 25 United States 82.1% compare
  5. 26 Puerto Rico 81.9% compare
  6. 27 Brazil 81.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology in Netherlands?
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology in Netherlands was 82.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 82.5% in 2018.
How does Netherlands rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology?
Netherlands ranks 24th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,156 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.