Finland vs Netherlands: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Finland
57.4%
in 2024
Netherlands
59.2%
in 2023
Finland rank
214th
Netherlands rank
213th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Finland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 59.2% against 57.4% in Finland, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 214th and Netherlands ranks 213th of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.9% | 63.2% | 18.7% | Finland |
| 1980s | 74.0% | 59.9% | 14.1% | Finland |
| 1990s | 70.7% | 58.8% | 11.9% | Finland |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 59.3% | 11.0% | Finland |
| 2010s | 59.9% | 59.6% | 0.3% | Finland |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 60.1% | 2.6% | 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 59.2% against 57.4% in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Finland and Netherlands?
- 1.8%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Netherlands?
- 50 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 214th and Netherlands ranks 213th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). 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