Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Netherlands

Netherlands: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 120.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
120.7%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
6th
of 193 countries
All-time high
121.0%
in 1994
All-time low
86.0%
in 1971
Years of data
46
1971–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Netherlands, 1971–2018

0255075100125197119942018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Netherlands stood at 120.7%.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Netherlands peaked at 121.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 86.0%, in 1971.

Netherlands ranks 6th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%) in Netherlands, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 86.0%
1972 87.2% +1.3%
1973 88.0% +0.9%
1974 88.9% +1.0%
1975 89.5% +0.8%
1976 92.2% +2.9%
1977 93.3% +1.2%
1978 94.2% +1.0%
1979 94.5% +0.3%
1980 95.1% +0.6%
1981 95.4% +0.3%
1982 95.8% +0.4%
1983 96.5% +0.8%
1984 97.7% +1.2%
1985 98.3% +0.6%
1986 108.1% +10.0%
1987 109.4% +1.3%
1988 109.2% -0.2%
1989 109.3% +0.1%
1990 109.4% +0.1%
1991 109.6% +0.2%
1992 107.9% -1.6%
1993 109.5% +1.5%
1994 121.0% +10.5%
1995 120.9% -0.1%
1996 119.5% -1.1%
1997 116.8% -2.3%
1998 115.7% -1.0%
1999 113.2% -2.2%
2000 113.1% -0.0%
2001 113.5% +0.3%
2002 112.6% -0.8%
2003 113.0% +0.4%
2004 111.3% -1.5%
2005 111.3% +0.0%
2006 111.7% +0.3%
2007 112.5% +0.8%
2008 113.4% +0.8%
2009 113.8% +0.3%
2010 114.7% +0.8%
2011 117.4% +2.4%
2012 116.8% -0.5%
2015 118.9% +1.7%
2016 118.9% +0.1%
2017 121.0% +1.7%
2018 120.7% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 90.4% 86.0% 94.5% 9
1980s 101.5% 95.1% 109.4% 10
1990s 114.3% 107.9% 121.0% 10
2000s 112.6% 111.3% 113.8% 10
2010s 118.3% 114.7% 121.0% 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 3 Finland 130.6% compare
  2. 4 Costa Rica 130.3% compare
  3. 5 Ireland 124.2% compare
  4. 7 Uruguay 116.9% compare
  5. 8 Spain 114.4% compare
  6. 9 Denmark 114.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Netherlands?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Netherlands was 120.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 121.0% in 1994.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 86.0% in 1971.
How does Netherlands rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Netherlands ranks 6th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and 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.