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

Netherlands: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 11,352 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
11,352 number
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
56th
of 140 countries
All-time high
11,352 number
in 2018
All-time low
0 number
in 2004
Years of data
18
1999–2018

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

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1999200820181999: 3.2k number2000: 3.5k number2001: 3.3k number2002: 3.2k number2003: 2.7k number2004: 0 number2005: 0 number2006: 0 number2007: 0 number2008: 0 number2009: 375 number2010: 498 number2011: 7.6k number2012: 7.9k number2015: 8.1k number2016: 8.9k number2017: 10.7k number2018: 11.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Netherlands is 11,352 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 42.9% over five years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Netherlands peaked at 11,352 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 number, in 2004.

That places Netherlands 56th 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, male in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in Netherlands, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 3,233 number
2000 3,460 number +7.0%
2001 3,301 number -4.6%
2002 3,199 number -3.1%
2003 2,667 number -16.6%
2004 0 number -100.0%
2005 0 number
2006 0 number
2007 0 number
2008 0 number
2009 375 number
2010 498 number +32.8%
2011 7,567 number +1419.5%
2012 7,946 number +5.0%
2015 8,083 number +1.7%
2016 8,882 number +9.9%
2017 10,725 number +20.7%
2018 11,352 number +5.8%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 11,352 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,993 number, 1.9× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 11,352 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,418 number, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male 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 +1419.5% 498 number 7,567 number
2004 -100.0% 2,667 number 0 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,233 number 3,233 number 3,233 number 1
2000s 1,300 number 0 number 3,460 number 10
2010s 7,865 number 498 number 11,352 number 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 53 Kenya 14,190 number compare
  2. 54 Palestine 13,375 number compare
  3. 55 Sweden 12,995 number compare
  4. 57 Azerbaijan 11,201 number compare
  5. 58 Costa Rica 10,874 number compare
  6. 59 Dominican Republic 10,024 number compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

More reference data data for Netherlands

All data for Netherlands →

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Netherlands?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Netherlands was 11,352 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 11,352 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0 number in 2004.
How does Netherlands rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
Netherlands ranks 56th 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in Netherlands. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 24 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-isced-5-programmes-male-number/netherlands/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-isced-5-programmes-male-number/netherlands/">Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in Netherlands</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,819 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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