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

Netherlands
120.4%
in 2018
OECD members
103.7%
in 2019
Netherlands rank
6th
OECD members rank
3rd

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

  • Netherlands
  • OECD members
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 120.4% against 103.7% in OECD members, a difference of 16.7%.

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

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

Netherlands ranks 6th and OECD members ranks 3rd of 197 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 92.3% 87.4% 4.9% Netherlands
1980s 102.3% 93.0% 9.3% Netherlands
1990s 116.3% 96.5% 19.8% Netherlands
2000s 113.9% 100.1% 13.8% Netherlands
2010s 118.3% 102.7% 15.5% Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Netherlands or OECD members?
Netherlands, at 120.4% against 103.7% in OECD members as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Netherlands and OECD members?
16.7%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and OECD members?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Netherlands and OECD members rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Netherlands ranks 6th and OECD members ranks 3rd of 197 countries.
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

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.