Cyprus vs Netherlands: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education

Cyprus

99.7%

in 2017

Netherlands

99.6%

in 2023

Cyprus rank

9th

Netherlands rank

10th

Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time

Cyprus currently reports 99.7% against 99.6% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Netherlands ahead.

Cyprus ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 190 countries.

Indicator: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 7,246 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.