Education in Amersfoort, Netherlands: official figures
In 2024, 43.5% of people aged 15 to 74 in Amersfoort had completed hbo or university, 7th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, up from 39.8% in 2019.
What is the education level in Amersfoort?
The share of people aged 15 to 74 in Amersfoort whose highest education was primary school, vmbo or mbo-1 was 22.1% in 2024, below the national figure of 25.9%.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many students live in Amersfoort?
Students in hbo and university living in the municipality of Amersfoort numbered 36.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, below the national figure of 43.0.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many vocational students are there in Amersfoort?
There were 27.3 mbo (secondary vocational) students per 1,000 residents of Amersfoort 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 Amersfoort?
Secondary-school pupils living in Amersfoort numbered 59.5 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 Amersfoort?
The average resident of Amersfoort 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 Amersfoort?
Residents of Amersfoort lived on average 1.7 km by road from the nearest havo/vwo (pre-university track) secondary school in 2024, 10th shortest among the 31 large municipalities covered here and below the national figure of 3.4 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many young children are in childcare in Amersfoort?
133% of children under 5 were in day care or school in 2019 (1,327 per 1,000).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many students are there in Amersfoort?
6,040 students were enrolled in higher education in Amersfoort in 2024, 37 for every 1,000 residents.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Amersfoort have a degree?
Of adults aged 25 to 64 in Amersfoort in 2024, 52% had a degree-level education, 33% an upper secondary education and 15% at most lower secondary schooling.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Amersfoort compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Residents aged 15 to 74 with higher education (hbo or university) (%) (2024)
Amersfoort ranks 7 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) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Nijmegen | 46.8% |
| 5 | Haarlem | 45.2% |
| 6 | Groningen | 44.8% |
| 7 | Amersfoort | 43.5% |
| 8 | Eindhoven | 42.8% |
| 9 | Breda | 41.3% |
| 10 | s-Hertogenbosch | 40.7% |
Residents aged 15 to 74 whose highest level is primary, vmbo or mbo-1 (%) (2024)
Amersfoort ranks 24 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Maastricht | 23.9% |
| 22 | Eindhoven | 23.7% |
| 23 | Breda | 22.1% |
| 24 | Amersfoort | 22.1% |
| 25 | Haarlem | 21.9% |
| 26 | Zwolle | 21.9% |
| 27 | Amsterdam | 21.5% |
Resident hbo and university students per 1,000 residents (2025)
Amersfoort ranks 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Zwolle | 44.6 |
| 16 | Haarlemmermeer | 37.6 |
| 17 | Deventer | 36.6 |
| 18 | Amersfoort | 36.1 |
| 19 | s-Hertogenbosch | 35.8 |
| 20 | Ede | 35.5 |
| 21 | Almere | 33.5 |
Average road distance to a havo/vwo secondary school (km) (2024)
Amersfoort ranks 22 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Zwolle | 1.8 km |
| 20 | Maastricht | 1.8 km |
| 21 | Eindhoven | 1.7 km |
| 22 | Amersfoort | 1.7 km |
| 23 | Rotterdam | 1.6 km |
| 24 | Heerlen-Kerkrade | 1.6 km |
| 25 | Arnhem | 1.6 km |
Higher education students per 1,000 residents (2024)
Amersfoort ranks 18 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Higher education students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Zwolle | 48 |
| 16 | Rotterdam | 47 |
| 17 | Haarlemmermeer | 38 |
| 18 | Amersfoort | 37 |
| 19 | Deventer | 37 |
| 20 | s-Hertogenbosch | 37 |
| 21 | Almere | 35 |
Children 0-4 in day care per 1,000 (2019)
Amersfoort ranks 2 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | City | Children 0-4 in day care per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | s-Hertogenbosch | 1,336 |
| 2 | Amersfoort | 1,327 |
| 3 | Groningen | 1,310 |
| 4 | Deventer | 1,293 |
| 5 | Breda | 1,281 |
| 6 | Nijmegen | 1,262 |
| 7 | Almere | 1,154 |
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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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