Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in Netherlands
Netherlands: Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 was 82 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in Netherlands, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in Netherlands stood at 82.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in Netherlands peaked at 89.2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 63.9, in 2013.
Netherlands ranks 13th of 38 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.
Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 63.9 | — |
| 2014 | 66.1 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 78.8 | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 78.5 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 82.1 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 83.2 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 85.6 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 89.2 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 84.4 | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 82 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.43 | 63.9 | 83.2 | 6 |
| 2020s | 85.3 | 82 | 89.2 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in Netherlands?
- Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in Netherlands was 82 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9 in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24?
- Netherlands ranks 13th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. 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 Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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