Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity was 1.02 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands stood at 1.02 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands peaked at 1.2 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.02 GPIA, in 2023.
Netherlands ranks 116th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.2 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.18 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.16 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.12 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.7% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 1.02 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 95% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 1.02 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.18 GPIA, 86% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.64 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.48 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,472 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Netherlands was 1.02 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Netherlands ranks 116th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release