Netherlands vs OECD members: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

Netherlands
132.7%
in 2018
OECD members
107.2%
in 2019
Netherlands rank
3rd
OECD members rank
4th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Netherlands
  • OECD members
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 132.7% against 107.2% in OECD members, a difference of 25.5%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times OECD members's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 3rd and OECD members ranks 4th of 188 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands OECD members Difference Ahead
1990s 140.3% 96.7% 43.6% Netherlands
2000s 130.4% 102.2% 28.3% Netherlands
2010s 132.8% 106.1% 26.7% Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Netherlands or OECD members?
Netherlands, at 132.7% against 107.2% in OECD members as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Netherlands and OECD members?
25.5%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and OECD members?
23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Netherlands and OECD members rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Netherlands ranks 3rd and OECD members ranks 4th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,679 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.