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

Ireland
124.2%
in 2018
Netherlands
120.7%
in 2018
Ireland rank
5th
Netherlands rank
6th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Ireland
  • Netherlands
0255075100125197119942018

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 124.2% against 120.7% in Netherlands, a difference of 3.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 100.1% 90.4% 9.7% Ireland
1980s 101.3% 101.5% 0.2% Netherlands
1990s 103.7% 114.3% 10.6% Netherlands
2000s 106.7% 112.6% 5.9% Netherlands
2010s 110.7% 118.3% 7.6% Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Ireland or Netherlands?
Ireland, at 124.2% against 120.7% in Netherlands as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Ireland and Netherlands?
3.5%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Ireland ranks 5th 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.