Students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding in Netherlands
Netherlands: Students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding was 27.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding in Netherlands, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 27.3% for students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding in Netherlands peaked at 29.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2013.
That places Netherlands 11th out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 23.5% | — |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 26.8% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 27.3% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.4% | 23.5% | 26.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 26.8% | 29.9% | 5 |
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More population data for Netherlands
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.5458 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 519.97 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 757,165 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.9625 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding in Netherlands?
- Students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding in Netherlands was 27.3% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding?
- Netherlands ranks 11th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 by age groups - as % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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