Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Netherlands
Netherlands: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2023. ▬ Flat
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Netherlands, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 1 index for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Netherlands peaked at 1.01 index in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1 index, in 2002.
Netherlands ranks 84th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 2 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 4 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 98,851 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.43 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Netherlands?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Netherlands was 1 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2005.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 index in 2002.
- How does Netherlands rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Netherlands ranks 84th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.