This statistic displays the distribution of startup founders in the Netherlands in 2018, by level of education. As of 2018, the majority of startup founders in the Netherlands had a degree at bachelor's level or equivalent (62.5 percent). Close to a fifth of startup founders in the Netherlands had a bachelor's degree, while a further 5.6 percent of people who founded a startup had a Ph.D. or the equivalent thereof.
Distribution of startup* founders in the Netherlands in 2018, by level of education
* The term ‘startup’ has no official definition but is commonly based on three criteria, namely:
Age (younger than ten years)
Innovation (of product or business model)
Aim to scale up (intention to grow the number of employees and/or markets in which they operate)
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European Commission. (November 20, 2018). Distribution of startup* founders in the Netherlands in 2018, by level of education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012494/distribution-of-startup-founders-in-the-netherlands-by-level-of-education/
European Commission. "Distribution of startup* founders in the Netherlands in 2018, by level of education." Chart. November 20, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012494/distribution-of-startup-founders-in-the-netherlands-by-level-of-education/
European Commission. (2018). Distribution of startup* founders in the Netherlands in 2018, by level of education. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012494/distribution-of-startup-founders-in-the-netherlands-by-level-of-education/
European Commission. "Distribution of Startup* Founders in The Netherlands in 2018, by Level of Education." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012494/distribution-of-startup-founders-in-the-netherlands-by-level-of-education/
European Commission, Distribution of startup* founders in the Netherlands in 2018, by level of education Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012494/distribution-of-startup-founders-in-the-netherlands-by-level-of-education/ (last visited May 28, 2022)
