Netherlands vs World: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female

Netherlands
129.8%
in 2018
World
84.3%
in 2019
Netherlands rank
5th
World rank
2nd

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time

  • Netherlands
  • World
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 129.8% against 84.3% in World, a difference of 45.5%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.5 times World's.

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

Netherlands ranks 5th and World ranks 2nd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands World Difference Ahead
1990s 138.7% 68.5% 70.3% Netherlands
2000s 127.1% 75.4% 51.7% Netherlands
2010s 130.2% 83.1% 47.2% Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Netherlands or World?
Netherlands, at 129.8% against 84.3% in World as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Netherlands and World?
45.5%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and World?
23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Netherlands and World rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Netherlands ranks 5th and World ranks 2nd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.