Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Netherlands

Netherlands: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.9637 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9637
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
74th
of 121 countries
All-time high
0.9637
in 2020
All-time low
0.892
in 1971
Years of data
15
1971–2020

Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Netherlands, 1971–2020

00.20.40.60.811971199520201971: 0.8922004: 0.9312005: 0.9312007: 0.942008: 0.9412009: 0.9452010: 0.9412011: 0.9482012: 0.9482013: 0.9442014: 0.9462015: 0.9492016: 0.9542018: 0.9612020: 0.964

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 0.9637 for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Netherlands peaked at 0.9637 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.892, in 1971.

Netherlands ranks 74th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.892 0.892 0.892 1
2000s 0.9378 0.9314 0.9448 5
2010s 0.9487 0.9411 0.9608 8
2020s 0.9637 0.9637 0.9637 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 71 France 0.969 compare
  2. 72 Mexico 0.9677 compare
  3. 73 Malta 0.9673 compare
  4. 75 Germany 0.9625 compare
  5. 76 Serbia 0.9612 compare
  6. 77 Thailand 0.9606 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Netherlands?
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Netherlands was 0.9637 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.9637 in 2020.
What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.892 in 1971.
How does Netherlands rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
Netherlands ranks 74th out of 121 countries with data for 2020.
Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
121 places, 1,376 data points, 1970–2024
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