Finland vs Netherlands: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Finland
56.8%
in 2024
Netherlands
60.0%
in 2023
Finland rank
216th
Netherlands rank
213th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Finland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 60.0% against 56.8% in Finland, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 216th and Netherlands ranks 213th of 219 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.9% | 59.7% | 19.2% | Finland |
| 1980s | 72.9% | 54.5% | 18.4% | Finland |
| 1990s | 70.7% | 54.4% | 16.3% | Finland |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 57.3% | 11.1% | Finland |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 58.7% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 60.3% | 3.6% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Finland or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 60.0% against 56.8% in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Finland and Netherlands?
- 3.2%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Netherlands?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Netherlands rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Finland ranks 216th and Netherlands ranks 213th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 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