Germany vs Netherlands: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education
Germany
19 years
in 2020
Netherlands
19 years
in 2020
Germany rank
6th
Netherlands rank
6th
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education over time
- Germany
- Netherlands
How they compare
Germany currently reports 19 years against 19 years in Netherlands, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 169 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19 years | 17 years | 2 years | Germany |
| 2000s | 19 years | 16.1 years | 2.9 years | Germany |
| 2010s | 19 years | 18.1 years | 0.9 years | Germany |
| 2020s | 19 years | 19 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education, Germany or Netherlands?
- Germany, at 19 years against 19 years in Netherlands as of 2020.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education between Germany and Netherlands?
- 0 years, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
- How do Germany and Netherlands rank globally for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Germany ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.