Netherlands vs UNICEF: Western Europe: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Netherlands
69.6%
in 2023
UNICEF: Western Europe
46.9%
in 2024
Netherlands rank
9th
UNICEF: Western Europe rank
11th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Netherlands
- UNICEF: Western Europe
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 69.6% against 46.9% in UNICEF: Western Europe, a difference of 22.7%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.5 times UNICEF: Western Europe's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 9th and UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 11th of 168 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | UNICEF: Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.7% | 51.7% | 15.0% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 68.6% | 49.9% | 18.6% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 68.0% | 47.7% | 20.4% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 47.0% | 22.1% | 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, Netherlands or UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Netherlands, at 69.6% against 46.9% in UNICEF: Western Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Netherlands and UNICEF: Western Europe?
- 22.7%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and UNICEF: Western Europe?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and UNICEF: Western Europe rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Netherlands ranks 9th and UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 11th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational 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