Europe & Central Asia vs Netherlands: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 120.4% against 103.4% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 17.0%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 45 groups.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.0% | 92.3% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 94.5% | 102.3% | 7.8% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 96.7% | 116.3% | 19.6% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 113.9% | 15.5% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 101.6% | 118.3% | 16.6% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Europe & Central Asia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 120.4% against 103.4% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia and Netherlands?
- 17.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Netherlands?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Netherlands rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and 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
Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and 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.