Netherlands vs Spain: Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education
Netherlands
29.29
in 2017
Spain
29.56
in 2017
Netherlands rank
64th
Spain rank
63rd
Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 29.56 against 29.29 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.27.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 64th and Spain ranks 63rd of 96 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.89 | 32.71 | 14.82 | Spain |
| 2000s | 19.18 | 31.22 | 12.03 | Spain |
| 2010s | 25.03 | 29.8 | 4.77 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education, Netherlands or Spain?
- Spain, at 29.56 against 29.29 in Netherlands as of 2017.
- What is the difference in share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education between Netherlands and Spain?
- 0.27, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education?
- Netherlands ranks 64th and Spain ranks 63rd of 96 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of female graduates in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields at the tertiary level of education.