Finland vs Netherlands: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female

Finland
130.6%
in 2018
Netherlands
120.7%
in 2018
Finland rank
3rd
Netherlands rank
6th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Finland
  • Netherlands
050100150197119942018

How they compare

Finland currently reports 130.6% against 120.7% in Netherlands, a difference of 9.9%.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 6th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 97.6% 91.2% 6.4% Finland
1980s 105.7% 101.5% 4.3% Finland
1990s 112.4% 114.3% 2.0% Netherlands
2000s 110.3% 112.6% 2.3% Netherlands
2010s 119.4% 118.3% 1.0% Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Finland or Netherlands?
Finland, at 130.6% against 120.7% in Netherlands as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Finland and Netherlands?
9.9%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Netherlands?
44 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Finland and Netherlands rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Finland ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 6th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and 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, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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