Gross school enrollment of females in tertiary education fell 0.904% to 85.3% in Netherlands in 2016, according to World Bank.
Historically, gross school enrollment of females in tertiary education in Netherlands reached an all time high of 86.1% in 2015 and an all time low of 11.2% in 1971. When compared to Netherlands's main peers, gross school enrollment of females in tertiary education in Belgium amounted to 86.0%, 94.0% in Denmark, 68.3% in Germany and 68.5% in United Kingdom in 2016.
Netherlands has been ranked 23rd within the group of 113 countries we follow in terms of gross school enrollment of females in tertiary education, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Gross School Enrollment, Female (Tertiary Education) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Austria | % | 86.3% | 88.0% | 90.8% | 92.5% | 94.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 82.8% | 84.7% | 86.0% | 90.5% | 89.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | 95.3% | 96.3% | 94.0% | 93.6% | 94.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 68.3% | 69.7% | 71.7% | 73.0% | 75.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 63.9% | 67.0% | 69.5% | 70.7% | 71.5% | |||||
| Ireland | % | 75.9% | 80.6% | 81.6% | 82.0% | 82.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.5% | 20.8% | 20.6% | 20.1% | 20.0% | |||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 80.9% | 86.1% | 85.3% | 90.9% | 92.9% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 92.2% | 92.9% | 96.6% | 98.7% | 99.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 83.5% | 81.1% | 81.0% | 81.9% | 83.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 75.7% | 75.6% | 77.5% | 82.1% | 89.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 64.5% | 64.7% | 67.2% | 69.4% | 71.1% |
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