Netherlands vs WB: High Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
Netherlands
86.6%
in 2023
WB: High Income (july 2025)
82.0%
in 2024
Netherlands rank
19th
WB: High Income (july 2025) rank
16th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Netherlands
- WB: High Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 86.6% against 82.0% in WB: High Income (july 2025), a difference of 4.6%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times WB: High Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was WB: High Income (july 2025) ahead.
Netherlands ranks 19th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 16th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and WB: High Income (july 2025) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | WB: High Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.8% | 66.6% | 8.8% | WB: High Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 75.3% | 2.1% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 80.2% | 6.9% | 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 WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Netherlands, at 86.6% against 82.0% in WB: High Income (july 2025) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Netherlands and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 4.6%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and WB: High Income (july 2025) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- Netherlands ranks 19th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 16th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release