Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Netherlands

Netherlands: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.04 GPI
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
91st
of 173 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPI
in 2017
All-time low
0.8788 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
44
1971–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Netherlands, 1971–2018

00.250.50.7511971199420181971: 0.879 GPI1972: 0.883 GPI1975: 0.901 GPI1976: 0.91 GPI1977: 0.913 GPI1978: 0.919 GPI1979: 0.927 GPI1980: 0.936 GPI1981: 0.946 GPI1982: 0.953 GPI1983: 0.956 GPI1984: 0.956 GPI1985: 0.955 GPI1986: 0.944 GPI1987: 0.947 GPI1988: 0.943 GPI1989: 0.947 GPI1990: 0.945 GPI1991: 0.945 GPI1992: 0.951 GPI1993: 0.968 GPI1994: 0.944 GPI1995: 0.958 GPI1996: 0.958 GPI1997: 0.968 GPI1998: 0.97 GPI1999: 0.968 GPI2000: 0.975 GPI2001: 0.983 GPI2002: 0.986 GPI2003: 0.993 GPI2004: 0.993 GPI2005: 0.994 GPI2006: 0.997 GPI2007: 0.999 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 1.04 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2018.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Netherlands peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8788 GPI, in 1971.

Netherlands ranks 91st of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Netherlands, 1971 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.8788 GPI
1972 0.8835 GPI +0.5%
1975 0.9011 GPI +2.0%
1976 0.9102 GPI +1.0%
1977 0.9133 GPI +0.3%
1978 0.9193 GPI +0.7%
1979 0.9268 GPI +0.8%
1980 0.9362 GPI +1.0%
1981 0.9456 GPI +1.0%
1982 0.9526 GPI +0.7%
1983 0.9563 GPI +0.4%
1984 0.9557 GPI -0.1%
1985 0.9552 GPI -0.0%
1986 0.9441 GPI -1.2%
1987 0.9472 GPI +0.3%
1988 0.9432 GPI -0.4%
1989 0.9473 GPI +0.4%
1990 0.945 GPI -0.2%
1991 0.945 GPI +0.0%
1992 0.9512 GPI +0.7%
1993 0.9682 GPI +1.8%
1994 0.9438 GPI -2.5%
1995 0.9578 GPI +1.5%
1996 0.9575 GPI -0.0%
1997 0.9681 GPI +1.1%
1998 0.97 GPI +0.2%
1999 0.9683 GPI -0.2%
2000 0.9751 GPI +0.7%
2001 0.9832 GPI +0.8%
2002 0.9859 GPI +0.3%
2003 0.9935 GPI +0.8%
2004 0.9925 GPI -0.1%
2005 0.9937 GPI +0.1%
2006 0.9968 GPI +0.3%
2007 0.9991 GPI +0.2%
2008 1 GPI +0.3%
2009 1.01 GPI +0.4%
2010 1.01 GPI +0.5%
2011 1.02 GPI +0.6%
2012 1.01 GPI -0.4%
2015 1.04 GPI +2.5%
2016 1.04 GPI -0.2%
2017 1.04 GPI +0.3%
2018 1.04 GPI -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9047 GPI 0.8788 GPI 0.9268 GPI 7
1980s 0.9483 GPI 0.9362 GPI 0.9563 GPI 10
1990s 0.9575 GPI 0.9438 GPI 0.97 GPI 10
2000s 0.9927 GPI 0.9751 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2010s 1.03 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.04 GPI 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Netherlands?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Netherlands was 1.04 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2017.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8788 GPI in 1971.
How does Netherlands rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Netherlands ranks 91st out of 173 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 4,835 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.