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

Low income
5.53 million number
in 2018
Netherlands
889,506 number
in 2018
Low income rank
37th
Netherlands rank
39th

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

  • Low income
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Low income currently reports 5.53 million number against 889,506 number in Netherlands, a difference of 4.65 million number.

That makes Low income's figure about 6.2 times Netherlands's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.

Low income ranks 37th and Netherlands ranks 39th of 43 groups.

Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 925,920 number 283,725 number 642,196 number Low income
1980s 1.31 million number 387,000 number 921,747 number Low income
1990s 1.54 million number 484,381 number 1.05 million number Low income
2000s 2.60 million number 553,414 number 2.05 million number Low income
2010s 5.01 million number 809,872 number 4.20 million number Low income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Low income or Netherlands?
Low income, at 5.53 million number against 889,506 number in Netherlands as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Low income and Netherlands?
4.65 million number, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Netherlands?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Low income and Netherlands rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Low income ranks 37th and Netherlands ranks 39th of 43 groups.
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.