Education in Deventer, Netherlands: official figures
34.7% of residents aged 15 to 74 in Deventer held a higher professional (hbo) or university degree in 2024, above the national figure of 33.3%; that is 15th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, up from 31.7% in 2019.
What is the education level in Deventer?
25.0% of residents aged 15 to 74 in Deventer had no qualification above vmbo or mbo level 1 in 2024, 15th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here (below the national figure of 25.9%).
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many students live in Deventer?
Deventer was home to 36.6 higher-education students (hbo and university) per 1,000 residents in 2025, 15th 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 Deventer?
There were 30.8 mbo (secondary vocational) students per 1,000 residents of Deventer 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 Deventer?
Secondary-school pupils living in Deventer numbered 50.8 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 Deventer?
The average resident of the municipality of Deventer lived 0.8 km by road from the nearest primary school in 2025, level with the national figure of 0.8 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow far is the nearest secondary school in Deventer?
The nearest havo or vwo school was an average 2.9 km away for people in the municipality of Deventer in 2024, below the national figure of 3.4 km; that is 5th longest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many young children are in childcare in Deventer?
129% of children under 5 were in day care or school in 2019 (1,293 per 1,000).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many students are there in Deventer?
3,850 students were enrolled in higher education in Deventer in 2024, 37 for every 1,000 residents.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Deventer have a degree?
Of adults aged 25 to 64 in Deventer in 2024, 41% had a degree-level education, 40% an upper secondary education and 19% at most lower secondary schooling.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Deventer compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Residents aged 15 to 74 with higher education (hbo or university) (%) (2024)
Deventer ranks 15 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) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Arnhem | 37.9% |
| 13 | s-Gravenhage | 37.1% |
| 14 | Maastricht | 35.9% |
| 15 | Deventer | 34.7% |
| 16 | Rotterdam | 33.5% |
| 17 | Tilburg | 33.5% |
| 18 | Alkmaar | 33.4% |
Residents aged 15 to 74 whose highest level is primary, vmbo or mbo-1 (%) (2024)
Deventer ranks 15 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Zoetermeer | 26.0% |
| 13 | Ede | 25.8% |
| 14 | Arnhem | 25.5% |
| 15 | Deventer | 25.0% |
| 16 | Alphen aan den | 24.9% |
| 17 | Haarlemmermeer | 24.8% |
| 18 | Alkmaar | 24.5% |
Resident hbo and university students per 1,000 residents (2025)
Deventer ranks 17 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | s-Gravenhage | 50.0 |
| 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 |
Average road distance to a havo/vwo secondary school (km) (2024)
Deventer ranks 5 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Leeuwarden | 3.1 km |
| 3 | Sittard-Geleen | 3.0 km |
| 4 | Nissewaard | 2.9 km |
| 5 | Deventer | 2.9 km |
| 6 | Apeldoorn | 2.8 km |
| 7 | Alphen aan den | 2.8 km |
| 8 | Haarlemmermeer | 2.6 km |
Higher education students per 1,000 residents (2024)
Deventer ranks 19 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Higher education students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Rotterdam | 47 |
| 17 | Haarlemmermeer | 38 |
| 18 | Amersfoort | 37 |
| 19 | Deventer | 37 |
| 20 | s-Hertogenbosch | 37 |
| 21 | Almere | 35 |
| 22 | Haarlem | 32 |
Children 0-4 in day care per 1,000 (2019)
Deventer ranks 4 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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