Education in Ede, Netherlands: official figures
32.6% of residents aged 15 to 74 in Ede held a higher professional (hbo) or university degree in 2024, below the national figure of 33.3%; that is 12th lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, up from 28.6% in 2019.
What is the education level in Ede?
25.8% of residents aged 15 to 74 in Ede had no qualification above vmbo or mbo level 1 in 2024, 13th 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 Ede?
Ede was home to 35.5 higher-education students (hbo and university) per 1,000 residents in 2025, 12th 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 Ede?
There were 28.7 mbo (secondary vocational) students per 1,000 residents of the municipality of Ede 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 Ede?
Secondary-school pupils living in Ede numbered 54.8 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 Ede?
The average resident of Ede 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 Ede?
The nearest havo or vwo school was an average 3.2 km away for people in Ede in 2024, below the national figure of 3.4 km; that is the longest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many young children are in childcare in Ede?
79% of children under 5 were in day care or school in 2019 (786 per 1,000).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many students are there in Ede?
13,820 students were enrolled in higher education in Ede in 2024, 83 for every 1,000 residents.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Ede have a degree?
Of adults aged 25 to 64 in Ede in 2024, 45% had a degree-level education, 36% an upper secondary education and 19% at most lower secondary schooling.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Ede compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Residents aged 15 to 74 with higher education (hbo or university) (%) (2024)
Ede ranks 20 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) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Tilburg | 33.5% |
| 18 | Alkmaar | 33.4% |
| 19 | Haarlemmermeer | 33.3% |
| 20 | Ede | 32.6% |
| 21 | Leeuwarden | 32.4% |
| 22 | Alphen aan den | 32.1% |
| 23 | Almere | 30.8% |
Residents aged 15 to 74 whose highest level is primary, vmbo or mbo-1 (%) (2024)
Ede ranks 13 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Enschede | 26.7% |
| 11 | Apeldoorn | 26.6% |
| 12 | Zoetermeer | 26.0% |
| 13 | Ede | 25.8% |
| 14 | Arnhem | 25.5% |
| 15 | Deventer | 25.0% |
| 16 | Alphen aan den | 24.9% |
Resident hbo and university students per 1,000 residents (2025)
Ede ranks 20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Deventer | 36.6 |
| 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 |
Average road distance to a havo/vwo secondary school (km) (2024)
Ede ranks 1 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ede | 3.2 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 |
Higher education students per 1,000 residents (2024)
Ede ranks 5 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Higher education students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Maastricht | 145 |
| 3 | Nijmegen | 116 |
| 4 | Enschede | 87 |
| 5 | Ede | 83 |
| 6 | Leiden | 83 |
| 7 | Utrecht | 83 |
| 8 | Tilburg | 77 |
Children 0-4 in day care per 1,000 (2019)
Ede ranks 17 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | City | Children 0-4 in day care per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | s-Gravenhage | 910 |
| 15 | Amsterdam | 895 |
| 16 | Haarlem | 787 |
| 17 | Ede | 786 |
| 18 | Sittard-Geleen | 782 |
| 19 | Leiden | 492 |
| 20 | Rotterdam | 457 |
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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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