Australia vs Netherlands: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Australia
9.8%
in 2024
Netherlands
7.1%
in 2023
Australia rank
12th
Netherlands rank
14th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Australia currently reports 9.8% against 7.1% in Netherlands, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Netherlands's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 14th of 88 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.7% | 6.1% | 11.5% | Australia |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 7.0% | 3.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in, Australia or Netherlands?
- Australia, at 9.8% against 7.1% in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Australia and Netherlands?
- 2.7%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Australia ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 14th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release