Education in Nissewaard, Netherlands: official figures
21.1% of residents aged 15 to 74 in Nissewaard held a higher professional (hbo) or university degree in 2024, below the national figure of 33.3%; that is the lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, up from 18.7% in 2019.
What is the education level in Nissewaard?
31.0% of residents aged 15 to 74 in Nissewaard had no qualification above vmbo or mbo level 1 in 2024, 3rd 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 Nissewaard?
Nissewaard was home to 22.8 higher-education students (hbo and university) per 1,000 residents in 2025, the 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 Nissewaard?
There were 31.4 mbo (secondary vocational) students per 1,000 residents of the municipality of Nissewaard 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 Nissewaard?
Secondary-school pupils living in Nissewaard numbered 49.8 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 Nissewaard?
The average resident of Nissewaard 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 Nissewaard?
The nearest havo or vwo school was an average 2.9 km away for people in Nissewaard in 2024, below the national figure of 3.4 km; that is 4th longest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many students are there in Nissewaard?
3,080 students were enrolled in higher education in Nissewaard in 2024, 27 for every 1,000 residents.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Nissewaard have a degree?
Of adults aged 25 to 64 in Nissewaard in 2024, 29% had a degree-level education, 49% an upper secondary education and 22% at most lower secondary schooling.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Nissewaard compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Residents aged 15 to 74 with higher education (hbo or university) (%) (2024)
Nissewaard ranks 31 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) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Zoetermeer | 30.8% |
| 26 | Apeldoorn | 30.4% |
| 27 | Sittard-Geleen | 29.5% |
| 28 | Zaanstad | 27.9% |
| 29 | Venlo | 25.6% |
| 30 | Heerlen-Kerkrade | 23.4% |
| 31 | Nissewaard | 21.1% |
Residents aged 15 to 74 whose highest level is primary, vmbo or mbo-1 (%) (2024)
Nissewaard ranks 3 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heerlen-Kerkrade | 34.2% |
| 2 | Venlo | 32.1% |
| 3 | Nissewaard | 31.0% |
| 4 | Rotterdam | 29.8% |
| 5 | s-Gravenhage | 29.7% |
| 6 | Sittard-Geleen | 29.7% |
| 7 | Zaanstad | 28.0% |
Resident hbo and university students per 1,000 residents (2025)
Nissewaard ranks 31 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Zaanstad | 29.8 |
| 26 | Sittard-Geleen | 28.2 |
| 27 | Venlo | 27.8 |
| 28 | Alkmaar | 27.6 |
| 29 | Apeldoorn | 27.1 |
| 30 | Heerlen-Kerkrade | 22.9 |
| 31 | Nissewaard | 22.8 |
Average road distance to a havo/vwo secondary school (km) (2024)
Nissewaard ranks 4 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)
Nissewaard ranks 29 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Higher education students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Zoetermeer | 32 |
| 24 | Zaanstad | 31 |
| 25 | Alkmaar | 30 |
| 26 | Sittard-Geleen | 30 |
| 27 | Venlo | 30 |
| 28 | Apeldoorn | 28 |
| 29 | Nissewaard | 27 |
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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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