Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Netherlands
Netherlands: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 99.64 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Netherlands, 1820–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 99.64 for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Netherlands peaked at 100 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 55.8, in 1820.
Netherlands ranks 10th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 55.8 | — |
| 1825 | 58.01 | +4.0% |
| 1830 | 60.19 | +3.8% |
| 1835 | 62.34 | +3.6% |
| 1840 | 64.44 | +3.4% |
| 1845 | 66.49 | +3.2% |
| 1850 | 67.93 | +2.2% |
| 1855 | 69.36 | +2.1% |
| 1860 | 70.8 | +2.1% |
| 1865 | 72.23 | +2.0% |
| 1870 | 73.67 | +2.0% |
| 1875 | 75.1 | +1.9% |
| 1880 | 76.54 | +1.9% |
| 1885 | 77.97 | +1.9% |
| 1890 | 82.02 | +5.2% |
| 1895 | 80.34 | -2.0% |
| 1900 | 90.82 | +13.0% |
| 1905 | 86 | -5.3% |
| 1910 | 86.98 | +1.1% |
| 1915 | 87.22 | +0.3% |
| 1920 | 87.46 | +0.3% |
| 1925 | 87.71 | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 87.95 | +0.3% |
| 1935 | 88.19 | +0.3% |
| 1940 | 88.44 | +0.3% |
| 1945 | 88.68 | +0.3% |
| 1950 | 88.93 | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 86.7 | -2.5% |
| 1960 | 95.84 | +10.5% |
| 1965 | 94.92 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 94 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 92 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 98.88 | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 98.93 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.06 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.93 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 99.94 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.96 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.98 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.93 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.86 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.81 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.97 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.94 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.93 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.72 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.64 | -0.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 99.64 is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.37, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 99.64 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.24, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 56.91 | 55.8 | 58.01 | 2 |
| 1830s | 61.27 | 60.19 | 62.34 | 2 |
| 1840s | 65.47 | 64.44 | 66.49 | 2 |
| 1850s | 68.65 | 67.93 | 69.36 | 2 |
| 1860s | 71.52 | 70.8 | 72.23 | 2 |
| 1870s | 74.38 | 73.67 | 75.1 | 2 |
| 1880s | 77.25 | 76.54 | 77.97 | 2 |
| 1890s | 81.18 | 80.34 | 82.02 | 2 |
| 1900s | 88.41 | 86 | 90.82 | 2 |
| 1910s | 87.1 | 86.98 | 87.22 | 2 |
| 1920s | 87.58 | 87.46 | 87.71 | 2 |
| 1930s | 88.07 | 87.95 | 88.19 | 2 |
| 1940s | 88.56 | 88.44 | 88.68 | 2 |
| 1950s | 87.81 | 86.7 | 88.93 | 2 |
| 1960s | 95.38 | 94.92 | 95.84 | 2 |
| 1970s | 93 | 92 | 94 | 2 |
| 1980s | 94 | 94 | 94 | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.9 | 98.88 | 98.93 | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.84 | 99.06 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.81 | 99.64 | 99.94 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 7 United Kingdom 99.73 compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 99.72 compare
- 9 Cyprus 99.65 compare
- 11 Luxembourg 99.59 compare
- 12 Kenya 99.57 compare
- 13 Tunisia 99.54 compare
More education data for Netherlands
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.48 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,472 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Netherlands?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Netherlands was 99.64 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2015.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8 in 1820.
- How does Netherlands rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Netherlands ranks 10th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.