Education in Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (North Brabant, Netherlands): official figures
In 2024, 34.8% of people aged 15 to 74 in Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant had completed hbo or university, 10th highest among the 40 COROP areas, up from 31.5% in 2019.
What is the education level in the Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant region?
The share of people aged 15 to 74 in Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant whose highest education was primary school, vmbo or mbo-1 was 25.7% in 2024, below the national figure of 25.9%.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many students live in the Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant region?
Students in hbo and university living in Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant numbered 40.4 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 the Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant region?
There were 23.7 mbo (secondary vocational) students per 1,000 residents of Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant 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 the Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant region?
Secondary-school pupils living in Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant numbered 48.1 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 the Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant region?
The average resident of Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant 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 the Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant region?
Residents of Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant lived on average 3.3 km by road from the nearest havo/vwo (pre-university track) secondary school in 2024, 15th shortest among the 40 COROP areas and below the national figure of 3.4 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant compares with other COROP regions in the Netherlands
Residents aged 15 to 74 with higher education (hbo or university) (%) (2024)
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant ranks 10 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Residents aged 15 to 74 with higher education (hbo or university) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Arnhem/Nijmegen | 37.3% |
| 8 | Delft en Westland | 37.3% |
| 9 | Overig Groningen | 37.2% |
| 10 | Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant | 34.8% |
| 11 | Noord-Drenthe | 33.2% |
| 12 | Zuidwest-Overijssel | 33.0% |
| 13 | Alkmaar en omgeving | 32.5% |
Residents aged 15 to 74 whose highest level is primary, vmbo or mbo-1 (%) (2024)
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant ranks 28 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Residents aged 15 to 74 whose highest level is primary, vmbo or mbo-1 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Noord-Overijssel | 26.0% |
| 26 | Oost-Zuid-Holland | 26.0% |
| 27 | Zuidwest-Friesland | 25.8% |
| 28 | Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant | 25.7% |
| 29 | IJmond | 25.5% |
| 30 | Alkmaar en omgeving | 24.5% |
| 31 | Zuidwest-Overijssel | 24.4% |
Resident hbo and university students per 1,000 residents (2025)
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant ranks 13 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Resident hbo and university students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Twente | 43.2 |
| 11 | Noord-Friesland | 42.3 |
| 12 | Groot-Rijnmond | 40.9 |
| 13 | Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant | 40.4 |
| 14 | Veluwe | 37.4 |
| 15 | Zuidwest-Overijssel | 33.0 |
| 16 | West-Noord-Brabant | 32.5 |
Average road distance to a havo/vwo secondary school (km) (2024)
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant ranks 26 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average road distance to a havo/vwo secondary school (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Zuidwest-Overijssel | 3.5 km |
| 24 | Oost-Zuid-Holland | 3.5 km |
| 25 | Noordoost-Noord-Brabant | 3.4 km |
| 26 | Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant | 3.3 km |
| 27 | Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland | 3.2 km |
| 28 | Alkmaar en omgeving | 3.1 km |
| 29 | Zuid-Limburg | 3.0 km |
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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…)
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