Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Netherlands

Netherlands: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 13,677 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
13,677 number
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
54th
of 140 countries
All-time high
13,677 number
in 2018
All-time low
0 number
in 2004
Years of data
18
1999–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Netherlands, 1999–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k1999200820181999: 3.5k number2000: 4.0k number2001: 4.0k number2002: 4.1k number2003: 3.9k number2004: 0 number2005: 0 number2006: 0 number2007: 0 number2008: 0 number2009: 510 number2010: 675 number2011: 9.4k number2012: 7.9k number2015: 10.6k number2016: 11.5k number2017: 13.0k number2018: 13.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 13,677 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 72.3% over five years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Netherlands peaked at 13,677 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 number, in 2004.

That places Netherlands 54th out of 140 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Netherlands, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 3,471 number
2000 4,025 number +16.0%
2001 3,964 number -1.5%
2002 4,053 number +2.2%
2003 3,936 number -2.9%
2004 0 number -100.0%
2005 0 number
2006 0 number
2007 0 number
2008 0 number
2009 510 number
2010 675 number +32.4%
2011 9,417 number +1295.1%
2012 7,938 number -15.7%
2015 10,604 number +33.6%
2016 11,496 number +8.4%
2017 13,021 number +13.3%
2018 13,677 number +5.0%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 13,677 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,165 number, 2.6× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 13,677 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,741 number, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2011 +1295.1% 675 number 9,417 number
2004 -100.0% 3,936 number 0 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,471 number 3,471 number 3,471 number 1
2000s 1,649 number 0 number 4,053 number 10
2010s 9,547 number 675 number 13,677 number 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 51 Kuwait 15,021 number compare
  2. 52 Belgium 13,850 number compare
  3. 53 Myanmar 13,841 number compare
  4. 55 Sweden 12,574 number compare
  5. 56 Syria 12,243 number compare
  6. 57 Kenya 12,035 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Netherlands?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Netherlands was 13,677 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 13,677 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0 number in 2004.
How does Netherlands rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Netherlands ranks 54th out of 140 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).