Finland vs Netherlands: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Finland
28.7%
in 2024
Netherlands
30.1%
in 2023
Finland rank
177th
Netherlands rank
175th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Finland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 30.1% against 28.7% in Finland, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 177th and Netherlands ranks 175th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.5% | 30.0% | 12.5% | Finland |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 29.2% | 10.3% | Finland |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 30.5% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 30.0% | 1.4% | Netherlands |
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, Finland or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 30.1% against 28.7% in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Finland and Netherlands?
- 1.4%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Netherlands?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Netherlands rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Finland ranks 177th and Netherlands ranks 175th of 188 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, 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