Netherlands vs WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Netherlands
30.4%
in 2023
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
66.0%
in 2024
Netherlands rank
183rd
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank
182nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Netherlands
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) currently reports 66.0% against 30.4% in Netherlands, a difference of 35.6%.
That makes WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)'s figure about 2.2 times Netherlands's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 183rd and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 182nd of 190 countries.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.3% | 63.9% | 30.5% | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 63.2% | 31.7% | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 50.5% | 18.6% | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 60.1% | 29.2% | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Netherlands or WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), at 66.0% against 30.4% in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Netherlands and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- 35.6%, with WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Netherlands ranks 183rd and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 182nd of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper 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