Netherlands vs SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Netherlands
5.35 % change on previous year
in 2021
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
4.22 % change on previous year
in 2024
Netherlands rank
58th
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
60th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Netherlands
  • SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
-60-40-2002040197119972024

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 5.35 % change on previous year against 4.22 % change on previous year in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, a difference of 1.13 % change on previous year.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 58th and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 60th of 189 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 5.97 % change on previous year 4.94 % change on previous year 1.03 % change on previous year Netherlands
1980s 2.39 % change on previous year 4.85 % change on previous year 2.46 % change on previous year SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
1990s 1.33 % change on previous year 7.68 % change on previous year 6.35 % change on previous year SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
2000s 2.79 % change on previous year 5.63 % change on previous year 2.84 % change on previous year SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
2010s 5.39 % change on previous year 5.16 % change on previous year 0.2288 % change on previous year Netherlands
2020s 5.35 % change on previous year 2.33 % change on previous year 3.02 % change on previous year Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Netherlands or SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
Netherlands, at 5.35 % change on previous year against 4.22 % change on previous year in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia as of 2021.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Netherlands and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
1.13 % change on previous year, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2021.
How do Netherlands and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Netherlands ranks 58th and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 60th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
410 places, 17,230 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.