Graduates in tertiary: per thousand population aged 20 to 29 in Netherlands
Netherlands: Graduates in tertiary: per thousand population aged 20 to 29 was 82.1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Graduates in tertiary education by age group - per thousand in Netherlands, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for graduates in tertiary education by age group - per thousand in Netherlands is 82.1, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, graduates in tertiary education by age group - per thousand in Netherlands peaked at 82.1 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.5, in 2013.
Netherlands ranks 22nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Graduates in tertiary: per thousand population aged 20 to 29 in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 66.5 | — |
| 2014 | 67.3 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 70.3 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 70.7 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 72.1 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 73.4 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 73.2 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 80.4 | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 79.3 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 82.1 | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.05 | 66.5 | 73.4 | 6 |
| 2020s | 78.75 | 73.2 | 82.1 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is graduates in tertiary education by age group - per thousand in Netherlands?
- Graduates in tertiary education by age group - per thousand in Netherlands was 82.1 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest graduates in tertiary education by age group - per thousand recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1 in 2024.
- What is the lowest graduates in tertiary education by age group - per thousand recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5 in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for graduates in tertiary education by age group - per thousand?
- Netherlands ranks 22nd out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is graduates in tertiary education by age group - per thousand rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. 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 Graduates in tertiary education by age group - per thousand population aged 20 to 29. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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