Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Netherlands

Netherlands: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 115.9% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
115.9%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
12th
of 188 countries
All-time high
121.3%
in 1994
All-time low
114.2%
in 2015
Years of data
23
1994–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Netherlands, 1994–2018

02550751001251994200620181994: 121.3 %1995: 120.7 %1996: 119.7 %1997: 118.4 %1998: 119.1 %1999: 117.2 %2000: 117.8 %2001: 118.2 %2002: 118.3 %2003: 118.2 %2004: 116.7 %2005: 116.4 %2006: 116 %2007: 116.1 %2008: 115.9 %2009: 115.6 %2010: 115.8 %2011: 116.8 %2012: 116.2 %2015: 114.2 %2016: 114.6 %2017: 115.3 %2018: 115.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 115.9% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Netherlands peaked at 121.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 114.2%, in 2015.

Netherlands ranks 12th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in Netherlands, 1994 to 2018.
Year % Change
1994 121.3%
1995 120.7% -0.5%
1996 119.7% -0.8%
1997 118.4% -1.1%
1998 119.1% +0.6%
1999 117.2% -1.6%
2000 117.8% +0.5%
2001 118.2% +0.3%
2002 118.3% +0.1%
2003 118.2% -0.1%
2004 116.7% -1.3%
2005 116.4% -0.2%
2006 116.0% -0.4%
2007 116.1% +0.1%
2008 115.9% -0.2%
2009 115.6% -0.3%
2010 115.8% +0.2%
2011 116.8% +0.8%
2012 116.2% -0.5%
2015 114.2% -1.8%
2016 114.6% +0.3%
2017 115.3% +0.6%
2018 115.9% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 119.4% 117.2% 121.3% 6
2000s 116.9% 115.6% 118.3% 10
2010s 115.5% 114.2% 116.8% 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 9 Argentina 116.8% compare
  2. 10 Palau 116.4% compare
  3. 11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 116.0% compare
  4. 13 Angola 115.3% compare
  5. 14 Peru 115.3% compare
  6. 15 Benin 114.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Netherlands?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Netherlands was 115.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 121.3% in 1994.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 114.2% in 2015.
How does Netherlands rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Netherlands ranks 12th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.