Netherlands vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Share of the population with tertiary education
Netherlands
30.9%
in 2020
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
31.1%
in 2020
Netherlands rank
21st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
20th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Netherlands
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 31.1% against 30.9% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
Netherlands ranks 21st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 20th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1910s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1920s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.3% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1940s | 1.1% | 1.4% | 0.3% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1950s | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.3% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1960s | 2.9% | 3.2% | 0.3% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1970s | 8.3% | 9.5% | 1.2% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 11.6% | 2.0% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 18.8% | 1.5% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 25.7% | 0.7% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 30.5% | 1.4% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 31.1% | 0.2% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Netherlands or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 31.1% against 30.9% in Netherlands as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.2%, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Netherlands ranks 21st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 20th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the population aged 25 to 65 years who have either completed or partially completed tertiary education.