Netherlands vs United Kingdom: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled

Netherlands
99.64
in 2023
United Kingdom
99.73
in 2018
Netherlands rank
10th
United Kingdom rank
7th

Gender gap education levels, gaps filled over time

  • Netherlands
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 99.73 against 99.64 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.09.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 190 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 9 and United Kingdom in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1820s 56.91 14.37 42.54 Netherlands
1830s 61.27 17.63 43.63 Netherlands
1840s 65.47 21.47 44 Netherlands
1850s 68.65 26.49 42.16 Netherlands
1860s 71.52 33.64 37.88 Netherlands
1870s 74.38 43.36 31.02 Netherlands
1880s 77.25 60.79 16.46 Netherlands
1890s 81.18 78.22 2.97 Netherlands
1900s 88.41 95.65 7.24 United Kingdom
1910s 87.1 100 12.9 United Kingdom
1920s 87.58 100 12.42 United Kingdom
1930s 88.07 100 11.93 United Kingdom
1940s 88.56 100 11.44 United Kingdom
1950s 87.81 100 12.19 United Kingdom
1960s 95.38 100 4.62 United Kingdom
1970s 93 98 5 United Kingdom
1980s 94 97 3 United Kingdom
2000s 98.9 99.33 0.4316 United Kingdom
2010s 99.83 98.79 1.04 Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender gap education levels, gaps filled, Netherlands or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 99.73 against 99.64 in Netherlands as of 2018.
What is the difference in gender gap education levels, gaps filled between Netherlands and United Kingdom?
0.09, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Kingdom?
44 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
How do Netherlands and United Kingdom rank globally for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
Netherlands ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 7,888 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed

Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.