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
- Netherlands
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 99.7% against 99.6% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.1%.
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.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1.4% | 56.9% | 55.6% | Netherlands |
| 1830s | 2.3% | 61.3% | 59.0% | Netherlands |
| 1840s | 3.8% | 65.5% | 61.7% | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 6.2% | 68.6% | 62.4% | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 10.1% | 71.5% | 61.4% | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 15.9% | 74.4% | 58.5% | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 24.4% | 77.3% | 52.9% | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 34.6% | 81.2% | 46.6% | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 44.8% | 88.4% | 43.6% | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 55.0% | 87.1% | 32.1% | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 65.2% | 87.6% | 22.4% | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 75.4% | 88.1% | 12.6% | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 85.6% | 88.6% | 2.9% | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 95.5% | 87.8% | 7.7% | Cyprus |
| 1960s | 92.0% | 95.4% | 3.4% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 84.3% | 93.0% | 8.7% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 92.0% | 94.0% | 2.0% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 99.9% | 0.8% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Cyprus or Netherlands?
- Cyprus, at 99.7% against 99.6% in Netherlands as of 2017.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Cyprus and Netherlands?
- 0.1%, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Netherlands?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2017.
- How do Cyprus and Netherlands rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Cyprus ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.