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

Finland
123.4%
in 2018
Netherlands
120.0%
in 2018
Finland rank
4th
Netherlands rank
5th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Finland
  • Netherlands
050100150197119942018

How they compare

Finland currently reports 123.4% against 120.0% in Netherlands, a difference of 3.4%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 5th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 93.9% 94.6% 0.7% Netherlands
1980s 98.3% 103.2% 4.8% Netherlands
1990s 104.0% 118.2% 14.2% Netherlands
2000s 106.6% 115.1% 8.5% Netherlands
2010s 114.4% 118.2% 3.8% Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, Finland or Netherlands?
Finland, at 123.4% against 120.0% in Netherlands as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between Finland and Netherlands?
3.4%, 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, male?
Finland ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 5th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). 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, male (%)
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 male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.