Education in Almere, Netherlands: official figures
30.8% of residents aged 15 to 74 in Almere held a higher professional (hbo) or university degree in 2024, below the national figure of 33.3%; that is 9th lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, up from 26.7% in 2019.
What is the education level in Almere?
26.8% of residents aged 15 to 74 in Almere had no qualification above vmbo or mbo level 1 in 2024, 8th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here (above the national figure of 25.9%).
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many students live in Almere?
Almere was home to 33.5 higher-education students (hbo and university) per 1,000 residents in 2025, 11th lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here (Netherlands: 43.0).
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many vocational students are there in Almere?
There were 31.1 mbo (secondary vocational) students per 1,000 residents of Almere in 2025, above the national figure of 25.9.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many secondary school pupils are there in Almere?
Secondary-school pupils living in Almere numbered 57.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 51.0 nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow far is the nearest primary school in Almere?
The average resident of the municipality of Almere lived 0.7 km by road from the nearest primary school in 2025, below the national figure of 0.8 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow far is the nearest secondary school in Almere?
The nearest havo or vwo school was an average 1.8 km away for people in the municipality of Almere in 2024, below the national figure of 3.4 km; that is 15th shortest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many young children are in childcare in Almere?
115% of children under 5 were in day care or school in 2019 (1,154 per 1,000).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many students are there in Almere?
7,840 students were enrolled in higher education in Almere in 2024, 35 for every 1,000 residents.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Almere have a degree?
Of adults aged 25 to 64 in Almere in 2024, 37% had a degree-level education, 43% an upper secondary education and 21% at most lower secondary schooling.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Almere compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Residents aged 15 to 74 with higher education (hbo or university) (%) (2024)
Almere ranks 23 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Residents aged 15 to 74 with higher education (hbo or university) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Ede | 32.6% |
| 21 | Leeuwarden | 32.4% |
| 22 | Alphen aan den | 32.1% |
| 23 | Almere | 30.8% |
| 24 | Enschede | 30.8% |
| 25 | Zoetermeer | 30.8% |
| 26 | Apeldoorn | 30.4% |
Residents aged 15 to 74 whose highest level is primary, vmbo or mbo-1 (%) (2024)
Almere ranks 8 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Residents aged 15 to 74 whose highest level is primary, vmbo or mbo-1 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | s-Gravenhage | 29.7% |
| 6 | Sittard-Geleen | 29.7% |
| 7 | Zaanstad | 28.0% |
| 8 | Almere | 26.8% |
| 9 | Tilburg | 26.7% |
| 10 | Enschede | 26.7% |
| 11 | Apeldoorn | 26.6% |
Resident hbo and university students per 1,000 residents (2025)
Almere ranks 21 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Resident hbo and university students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Amersfoort | 36.1 |
| 19 | s-Hertogenbosch | 35.8 |
| 20 | Ede | 35.5 |
| 21 | Almere | 33.5 |
| 22 | Haarlem | 33.5 |
| 23 | Zoetermeer | 32.3 |
| 24 | Alphen aan den | 30.9 |
Average road distance to a havo/vwo secondary school (km) (2024)
Almere ranks 17 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Average road distance to a havo/vwo secondary school (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Zoetermeer | 2.2 km |
| 15 | Tilburg | 2.0 km |
| 16 | Enschede | 2.0 km |
| 17 | Almere | 1.8 km |
| 18 | Breda | 1.8 km |
| 19 | Zwolle | 1.8 km |
| 20 | Maastricht | 1.8 km |
Higher education students per 1,000 residents (2024)
Almere ranks 21 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Higher education students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Amersfoort | 37 |
| 19 | Deventer | 37 |
| 20 | s-Hertogenbosch | 37 |
| 21 | Almere | 35 |
| 22 | Haarlem | 32 |
| 23 | Zoetermeer | 32 |
| 24 | Zaanstad | 31 |
Children 0-4 in day care per 1,000 (2019)
Almere ranks 7 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | City | Children 0-4 in day care per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Deventer | 1,293 |
| 5 | Breda | 1,281 |
| 6 | Nijmegen | 1,262 |
| 7 | Almere | 1,154 |
| 8 | Apeldoorn | 1,135 |
| 9 | Utrecht | 1,095 |
| 10 | Arnhem | 1,004 |
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Sources
- Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS): Regionale kerncijfers Nederland (table 70072ned): provinces, COROP areas and selected municipalities, 2014-2026, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d2b63aac3a26…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ceduc: Urban Audit: education (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 af187c7040a4…)
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