Education in Alkmaar en omgeving (North Holland, Netherlands): official figures

32.5% of residents aged 15 to 74 in the Alkmaar en omgeving COROP area held a higher professional (hbo) or university degree in 2024, below the national figure of 33.3%; that is 13th highest among the 40 COROP areas, up from 29.4% in 2019.

How Alkmaar en omgeving compares with other COROP regions in the Netherlands

Residents aged 15 to 74 with higher education (hbo or university) (%) (2024)

Alkmaar en omgeving ranks 13 of 40, highest first.

Residents aged 15 to 74 whose highest level is primary, vmbo or mbo-1 (%) (2024)

Alkmaar en omgeving ranks 30 of 40, highest first.

Resident hbo and university students per 1,000 residents (2025)

Alkmaar en omgeving ranks 25 of 40, highest first.

Average road distance to a havo/vwo secondary school (km) (2024)

Alkmaar en omgeving ranks 28 of 40, highest first.

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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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