Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Netherlands

Netherlands: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male was 7,988 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
7,988 number
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
40th
of 131 countries
All-time high
7,988 number
in 2018
All-time low
2,642 number
in 2000
Years of data
20
1999–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Netherlands, 1999–2018

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1999200820181999: 3.4k number2000: 2.6k number2001: 4.4k number2002: 3.5k number2003: 3.9k number2004: 4.2k number2005: 4.4k number2006: 4.4k number2007: 4.4k number2008: 4.3k number2009: 4.4k number2010: 4.4k number2011: 5.8k number2012: 6.4k number2013: 6.9k number2014: 6.9k number2015: 7.3k number2016: 7.6k number2017: 7.7k number2018: 8.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Netherlands stood at 7,988 number. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 86.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Netherlands peaked at 7,988 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,642 number, in 2000.

Netherlands ranks 40th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number) in Netherlands, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 3,378 number —
2000 2,642 number -21.8%
2001 4,429 number +67.6%
2002 3,524 number -20.4%
2003 3,885 number +10.2%
2004 4,155 number +6.9%
2005 4,365 number +5.1%
2006 4,375 number +0.2%
2007 4,354 number -0.5%
2008 4,280 number -1.7%
2009 4,370 number +2.1%
2010 4,422 number +1.2%
2011 5,821 number +31.6%
2012 6,408 number +10.1%
2013 6,868 number +7.2%
2014 6,908 number +0.6%
2015 7,257 number +5.1%
2016 7,633 number +5.2%
2017 7,735 number +1.3%
2018 7,988 number +3.3%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 7,988 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,037 number, 2.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 7,988 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,667 number, 2.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 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
2001 +67.6% 2,642 number 4,429 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,378 number 3,378 number 3,378 number 1
2000s 4,038 number 2,642 number 4,429 number 10
2010s 6,782 number 4,422 number 7,988 number 9

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 37 Finland 8,796 number compare
  2. 38 Bangladesh 8,583 number compare
  3. 39 Vietnam 8,534 number compare
  4. 41 Nigeria 7,245 number compare
  5. 42 Saudi Arabia 6,153 number compare
  6. 43 Hong Kong 6,145 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Netherlands?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Netherlands was 7,988 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 7,988 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 2,642 number in 2000.
How does Netherlands rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
Netherlands ranks 40th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 86.6%. 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 Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,868 data points, 1997–2020
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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.