Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education was 29.29 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Netherlands, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 29.29 for share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in 2017. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.7% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Netherlands peaked at 29.29 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.89, in 1999.
Netherlands ranks 64th of 96 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.
Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.89 | — |
| 2000 | 18.21 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 18.05 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 18.49 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 20.16 | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 21.01 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 20.92 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 24.61 | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 25.32 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 29.29 | +15.7% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 29.29 is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.99, 86% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 29.29 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.1, 83% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.89 | 17.89 | 17.89 | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.18 | 18.05 | 21.01 | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.03 | 20.92 | 29.29 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More gender data for Netherlands
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,769 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.232 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,988 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,988 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.366 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 89,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 85,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 86,477 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Netherlands?
- Share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Netherlands was 29.29 in 2017, according to UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 29.29 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.89 in 1999.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education?
- Netherlands ranks 64th out of 96 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.