Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Netherlands
Netherlands: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 129.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Netherlands, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Netherlands is 129.8%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Netherlands peaked at 147.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 122.9%, in 2009.
Netherlands ranks 5th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 147.4% | — |
| 1995 | 143.8% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 140.5% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 136.4% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 136.4% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 127.9% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 128.9% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 130.2% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 130.2% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 129.5% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 127.5% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 127.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 126.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 124.7% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 123.6% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 122.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 124.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 131.1% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 133.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 132.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 130.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 130.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 129.8% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 138.7% | 127.9% | 147.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 127.1% | 122.9% | 130.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 130.2% | 124.1% | 133.0% | 7 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 86,024 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,827 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 530,206 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.12 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 455,121 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.49 % change on previous year (2021)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Netherlands?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Netherlands was 129.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 147.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 122.9% in 2009.
- How does Netherlands rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Netherlands ranks 5th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.