Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands

Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
2.8%
Change on year
up 12.7%
World rank
80th
of 97 countries
All-time high
3.7%
in 2004
All-time low
1.4%
in 1999
Years of data
10
1999–2018

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands, 1999–2018

012341999200820181999: 1.4 %2000: 1.6 %2001: 1.8 %2002: 1.9 %2004: 3.7 %2010: 3.6 %2013: 3.2 %2014: 3.5 %2017: 2.5 %2018: 2.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 2.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands peaked at 3.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1999.

Netherlands ranks 80th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%) in Netherlands, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 1.4%
2000 1.6% +15.8%
2001 1.8% +8.2%
2002 1.9% +7.6%
2004 3.7% +94.0%
2010 3.6% -2.6%
2013 3.2% -11.0%
2014 3.5% +8.4%
2017 2.5% -28.3%
2018 2.8% +12.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1
2000s 2.3% 1.6% 3.7% 4
2010s 3.1% 2.5% 3.6% 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 77 South Africa 3.0% compare
  2. 78 Chile 3.0% compare
  3. 79 Ethiopia 2.9% compare
  4. 81 Algeria 2.6% compare
  5. 82 Cyprus 2.6% compare
  6. 83 Switzerland 2.5% compare

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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 2.8% in 2018, 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 3.7% in 2004.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1999.
How does Netherlands rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Netherlands ranks 80th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,140 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Information and Communication Technologies programmes in the reference year.