Netherlands vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
Netherlands
86.6%
in 2023
UIS: North America and Western Europe
80.1%
in 2024
Netherlands rank
19th
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
22nd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Netherlands
- UIS: North America and Western Europe
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 86.6% against 80.1% in UIS: North America and Western Europe, a difference of 6.5%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times UIS: North America and Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was UIS: North America and Western Europe ahead.
Netherlands ranks 19th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 22nd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and UIS: North America and Western Europe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | UIS: North America and Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.8% | 70.0% | 12.2% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 77.2% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 81.5% | 5.6% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, Netherlands or UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Netherlands, at 86.6% against 80.1% in UIS: North America and Western Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Netherlands and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 6.5%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- Netherlands ranks 19th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 22nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). 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