Education in Eindhoven, Netherlands: official figures
42.8% of residents aged 15 to 74 in Eindhoven held a higher professional (hbo) or university degree in 2024, above the national figure of 33.3%; that is 8th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, up from 39.2% in 2019.
What is the education level in Eindhoven?
23.7% of residents aged 15 to 74 in Eindhoven had no qualification above vmbo or mbo level 1 in 2024, 10th lowest 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 Eindhoven?
Eindhoven was home to 72.2 higher-education students (hbo and university) per 1,000 residents in 2025, 7th highest 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 Eindhoven?
There were 20.8 mbo (secondary vocational) students per 1,000 residents of the municipality of Eindhoven in 2025, below the national figure of 25.9.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many secondary school pupils are there in Eindhoven?
Secondary-school pupils living in Eindhoven numbered 45.7 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 Eindhoven?
The average resident of Eindhoven 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 Eindhoven?
The nearest havo or vwo school was an average 1.7 km away for people in Eindhoven in 2024, below the national figure of 3.4 km; that is 11th shortest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many students are there in Eindhoven?
19,550 students were enrolled in higher education in Eindhoven in 2024, 67 for every 1,000 residents.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Eindhoven have a degree?
Of adults aged 25 to 64 in Eindhoven in 2024, 51% had a degree-level education, 31% an upper secondary education and 19% at most lower secondary schooling.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Eindhoven compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Residents aged 15 to 74 with higher education (hbo or university) (%) (2024)
Eindhoven ranks 8 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) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 11 | Zwolle | 40.6% |
Residents aged 15 to 74 whose highest level is primary, vmbo or mbo-1 (%) (2024)
Eindhoven ranks 22 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | s-Hertogenbosch | 24.4% |
| 20 | Leeuwarden | 23.9% |
| 21 | Maastricht | 23.9% |
| 22 | Eindhoven | 23.7% |
| 23 | Breda | 22.1% |
| 24 | Amersfoort | 22.1% |
| 25 | Haarlem | 21.9% |
Resident hbo and university students per 1,000 residents (2025)
Eindhoven ranks 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Nijmegen | 109.7 |
| 5 | Utrecht | 87.6 |
| 6 | Enschede | 80.3 |
| 7 | Eindhoven | 72.2 |
| 8 | Tilburg | 68.7 |
| 9 | Leeuwarden | 67.3 |
| 10 | Amsterdam | 64.5 |
Average road distance to a havo/vwo secondary school (km) (2024)
Eindhoven ranks 21 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Breda | 1.8 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 |
Higher education students per 1,000 residents (2024)
Eindhoven ranks 11 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Higher education students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Tilburg | 77 |
| 9 | Leeuwarden | 73 |
| 10 | Amsterdam | 68 |
| 11 | Eindhoven | 67 |
| 12 | s-Gravenhage | 65 |
| 13 | Breda | 59 |
| 14 | Arnhem | 50 |
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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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