What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, female between Belgium and Netherlands?

21,184 number, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?

21 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Netherlands: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female

Belgium

395,759 number

in 2018

Netherlands

416,943 number

in 2018

Belgium rank

46th

Netherlands rank

45th

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female over time

Belgium
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 416,943 number against 395,759 number in Belgium, a difference of 21,184 number.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Netherlands ahead.

Belgium ranks 46th and Netherlands ranks 45th of 188 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	338,104 number	328,741 number	9,363 number	Belgium
2000s	401,038 number	316,731 number	84,307 number	Belgium
2010s	426,641 number	389,275 number	37,366 number	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in upper secondary education, female, Belgium or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 416,943 number against 395,759 number in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, female between Belgium and Netherlands?: 21,184 number, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?: Belgium ranks 46th and Netherlands ranks 45th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,401 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.