High income vs Netherlands: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

High income
103.3%
in 2019
Netherlands
120.4%
in 2018
High income rank
8th
Netherlands rank
6th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • High income
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 120.4% against 103.3% in High income, a difference of 17.1%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times High income's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 8th 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 High income Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 89.4% 92.3% 2.9% Netherlands
1980s 94.4% 102.3% 7.9% Netherlands
1990s 98.5% 116.3% 17.8% Netherlands
2000s 100.6% 113.9% 13.3% Netherlands
2010s 102.9% 118.3% 15.4% Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, High income or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 120.4% against 103.3% in High income as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between High income and Netherlands?
17.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Netherlands?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do High income and Netherlands rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
High income ranks 8th 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,565 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.