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

Netherlands
120.7%
in 2018
Spain
114.4%
in 2018
Netherlands rank
6th
Spain rank
8th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Netherlands
  • Spain
0255075100125197119942018

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 120.7% against 114.4% in Spain, a difference of 6.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 6th and Spain ranks 8th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 90.4% 84.6% 5.8% Netherlands
1980s 101.5% 100.9% 0.6% Netherlands
1990s 114.3% 109.8% 4.6% Netherlands
2000s 112.6% 111.0% 1.7% Netherlands
2010s 118.3% 114.2% 4.2% Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Netherlands or Spain?
Netherlands, at 120.7% against 114.4% in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Netherlands and Spain?
6.3%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Netherlands ranks 6th and Spain ranks 8th 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.