Greece vs Netherlands: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Greece
766,874 number
in 2018
Netherlands
889,506 number
in 2018
Greece rank
40th
Netherlands rank
39th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • Greece
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 889,506 number against 766,874 number in Greece, a difference of 122,632 number.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.

Greece ranks 40th and Netherlands ranks 39th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 108,690 number 283,725 number 175,034 number Netherlands
1980s 157,367 number 387,000 number 229,633 number Netherlands
1990s 311,325 number 484,381 number 173,056 number Netherlands
2000s 561,335 number 539,169 number 22,166 number Greece
2010s 696,279 number 804,417 number 108,139 number Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Greece or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 889,506 number against 766,874 number in Greece as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Greece and Netherlands?
122,632 number, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Netherlands?
41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Greece and Netherlands rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Greece ranks 40th and Netherlands ranks 39th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.