Netherlands vs Sweden: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education
Netherlands
19 years
in 2020
Sweden
19 years
in 2020
Netherlands rank
6th
Sweden rank
6th
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 19 years against 19 years in Sweden, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 6th of 169 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17 years | 19 years | 2 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 16.1 years | 19 years | 2.9 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 18.1 years | 19 years | 0.9 years | Sweden |
| 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, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Netherlands, at 19 years against 19 years in Sweden as of 2020.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 0 years, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Netherlands ranks 6th and Sweden 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.