Greece vs Netherlands: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female
Greece
433,746
in 2023
Netherlands
530,206
in 2023
Greece rank
42nd
Netherlands rank
41st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time
- Greece
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 530,206 against 433,746 in Greece, a difference of 96,460.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.
Greece ranks 42nd and Netherlands ranks 41st of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39,272 | 91,614 | 52,343 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 73,429 | 160,242 | 86,813 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 154,017 | 227,594 | 73,577 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 286,021 | 274,195 | 11,826 | Greece |
| 2010s | 341,096 | 417,560 | 76,464 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 416,435 | 515,467 | 99,032 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Greece or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 530,206 against 433,746 in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Greece and Netherlands?
- 96,460, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Netherlands?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Netherlands rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
- Greece ranks 42nd and Netherlands ranks 41st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). 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