Netherlands vs World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male
Netherlands
120.0%
in 2018
World
88.8%
in 2019
Netherlands rank
5th
World rank
27th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time
- Netherlands
- World
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 120.0% against 88.8% in World, a difference of 31.2%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.4 times World's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 5th and World ranks 27th of 193 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.1% | 77.2% | 17.0% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 103.2% | 78.0% | 25.1% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 118.2% | 80.3% | 37.9% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 115.1% | 83.5% | 31.6% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 118.2% | 88.5% | 29.7% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, Netherlands or World?
- Netherlands, at 120.0% against 88.8% in World as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between Netherlands and World?
- 31.2%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and World?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Netherlands and World rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Netherlands ranks 5th and World ranks 27th 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
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.