Australia vs Netherlands: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Australia
604,520 number
in 2020
Netherlands
613,005 number
in 2020
Australia rank
82nd
Netherlands rank
81st

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Australia
  • Netherlands
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197019952020

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 613,005 number against 604,520 number in Australia, a difference of 8,485 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 82nd and Netherlands ranks 81st of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 738,842 number 695,956 number 42,886 number Australia
1980s 794,124 number 730,065 number 64,059 number Australia
1990s 597,316 number 572,073 number 25,243 number Australia
2000s 559,675 number 585,971 number 26,296 number Netherlands
2010s 592,553 number 606,770 number 14,217 number Netherlands
2020s 604,520 number 613,005 number 8,485 number Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Australia or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 613,005 number against 604,520 number in Australia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Australia and Netherlands?
8,485 number, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Australia ranks 82nd and Netherlands ranks 81st of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Australia vs Netherlands: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-age-population-upper-secondary-education-both-sexes-number/australia/netherlands/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-age-population-upper-secondary-education-both-sexes-number/australia/netherlands/">Australia vs Netherlands: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.