Germany vs Netherlands: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)
Germany
83.4%
in 2025
Netherlands
84.8%
in 2025
Germany rank
60th
Netherlands rank
57th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) over time
- Germany
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 84.8% against 83.4% in Germany, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 60th and Netherlands ranks 57th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.7% | 63.0% | 12.6% | Germany |
| 1990s | 77.2% | 71.1% | 6.1% | Germany |
| 2000s | 79.1% | 76.3% | 2.8% | Germany |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 81.3% | 1.1% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 83.9% | 0.9% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data), Germany or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 84.8% against 83.4% in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) between Germany and Netherlands?
- 1.4%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Netherlands rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Germany ranks 60th and Netherlands ranks 57th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release