Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Netherlands
Netherlands: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female was 530,206 in 2023. β² Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Netherlands, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 530,206 for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Netherlands peaked at 530,206 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64,070, in 1971.
That places Netherlands 41st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91,614 | 64,070 | 117,371 | 7 |
| 1980s | 160,242 | 133,688 | 181,208 | 10 |
| 1990s | 226,078 | 192,671 | 245,721 | 10 |
| 2000s | 282,521 | 243,634 | 320,548 | 10 |
| 2010s | 420,872 | 337,386 | 463,184 | 7 |
| 2020s | 515,467 | 493,008 | 530,206 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 98,851 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.43 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Netherlands?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Netherlands was 530,206 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 530,206 in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,070 in 1971.
- How does Netherlands rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
- Netherlands ranks 41st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 47 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release