Netherlands vs WB: Euro Area: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Netherlands
59.2%
in 2023
WB: Euro Area
79.0%
in 2024
Netherlands rank
213th
WB: Euro Area rank
212th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Netherlands
- WB: Euro Area
How they compare
WB: Euro Area currently reports 79.0% against 59.2% in Netherlands, a difference of 19.8%.
That makes WB: Euro Area's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, WB: Euro Area has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 213th and WB: Euro Area ranks 212th of 217 countries.
WB: Euro Area has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | WB: Euro Area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.4% | 74.8% | 11.4% | WB: Euro Area |
| 1980s | 59.9% | 72.1% | 12.2% | WB: Euro Area |
| 1990s | 58.8% | 72.5% | 13.7% | WB: Euro Area |
| 2000s | 59.3% | 77.3% | 18.0% | WB: Euro Area |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 77.8% | 18.3% | WB: Euro Area |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 79.1% | 19.0% | WB: Euro Area |
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, Netherlands or WB: Euro Area?
- WB: Euro Area, at 79.0% against 59.2% in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Netherlands and WB: Euro Area?
- 19.8%, with WB: Euro Area ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and WB: Euro Area?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and WB: Euro Area rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Netherlands ranks 213th and WB: Euro Area ranks 212th 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