Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Netherlands

Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math was 17.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
17.5%
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
74th
of 98 countries
All-time high
17.5%
in 2018
All-time low
13.8%
in 2013
Years of data
10
1999–2018

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Netherlands, 1999–2018

0510151999200820181999: 17.1 %2000: 16.3 %2001: 16.1 %2002: 16.4 %2004: 16.7 %2010: 14.1 %2013: 13.8 %2014: 14.1 %2017: 16.6 %2018: 17.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Netherlands is 17.5%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Netherlands peaked at 17.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2013.

That places Netherlands 74th out of 98 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.1% 17.1% 17.1% 1
2000s 16.4% 16.1% 16.7% 4
2010s 15.2% 13.8% 17.5% 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 71 Puerto Rico 18.1% compare
  2. 72 United States 17.9% compare
  3. 73 Uruguay 17.5% compare
  4. 75 Australia 17.4% compare
  5. 76 Armenia 17.1% compare
  6. 77 Belgium 17.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Netherlands?
Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Netherlands was 17.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2018.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2013.
How does Netherlands rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math?
Netherlands ranks 74th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,157 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.