Italy vs Netherlands: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Italy
60.4%
in 2023
Netherlands
60.9%
in 2023
Italy rank
207th
Netherlands rank
206th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Italy
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 60.9% against 60.4% in Italy, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 207th and Netherlands ranks 206th of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.7% | 56.5% | 10.2% | Italy |
| 1980s | 63.5% | 49.6% | 13.9% | Italy |
| 1990s | 56.6% | 50.4% | 6.2% | Italy |
| 2000s | 67.6% | 55.4% | 12.2% | Italy |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 57.9% | 0.7% | Italy |
| 2020s | 60.3% | 60.6% | 0.2% | 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, Italy or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 60.9% against 60.4% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Italy and Netherlands?
- 0.5%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Italy ranks 207th and Netherlands ranks 206th 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, male (%). 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