Education in Groot-Amsterdam (North Holland, Netherlands): official figures
44.9% of residents aged 15 to 74 in Groot-Amsterdam held a higher professional (hbo) or university degree in 2024, above the national figure of 33.3%; that is 2nd highest among the 40 COROP areas, up from 42.2% in 2019.
What is the education level in the Groot-Amsterdam region?
22.5% of residents aged 15 to 74 in Groot-Amsterdam had no qualification above vmbo or mbo level 1 in 2024, 6th lowest among the 40 COROP areas (below the national figure of 25.9%).
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many students live in the Groot-Amsterdam region?
The Groot-Amsterdam COROP area was home to 55.6 higher-education students (hbo and university) per 1,000 residents in 2025, 4th highest among the 40 COROP areas (Netherlands: 43.0).
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many vocational students are there in the Groot-Amsterdam region?
There were 19.4 mbo (secondary vocational) students per 1,000 residents of Groot-Amsterdam 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 Groot-Amsterdam region?
Secondary-school pupils living in Groot-Amsterdam 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 Groot-Amsterdam region?
The average resident of the Groot-Amsterdam COROP area 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 Groot-Amsterdam region?
The nearest havo or vwo school was an average 2.0 km away for people in the Groot-Amsterdam COROP area in 2024, below the national figure of 3.4 km; that is 4th shortest among the 40 COROP areas.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow Groot-Amsterdam compares with other COROP regions in the Netherlands
Residents aged 15 to 74 with higher education (hbo or university) (%) (2024)
Groot-Amsterdam ranks 2 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Residents aged 15 to 74 with higher education (hbo or university) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agglomeratie Haarlem | 46.4% |
| 2 | Groot-Amsterdam | 44.9% |
| 3 | Het Gooi en Vechtstreek | 42.6% |
| 4 | Utrecht | 42.2% |
| 5 | Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek | 39.4% |
| 6 | Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage | 37.6% |
| 7 | Arnhem/Nijmegen | 37.3% |
Residents aged 15 to 74 whose highest level is primary, vmbo or mbo-1 (%) (2024)
Groot-Amsterdam ranks 35 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Residents aged 15 to 74 whose highest level is primary, vmbo or mbo-1 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Arnhem/Nijmegen | 23.7% |
| 33 | Delft en Westland | 23.1% |
| 34 | Noord-Drenthe | 22.5% |
| 35 | Groot-Amsterdam | 22.5% |
| 36 | Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek | 22.5% |
| 37 | Utrecht | 22.3% |
| 38 | Het Gooi en Vechtstreek | 22.2% |
Resident hbo and university students per 1,000 residents (2025)
Groot-Amsterdam ranks 4 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Resident hbo and university students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Overig Groningen | 96.9 |
| 2 | Delft en Westland | 85.4 |
| 3 | Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek | 61.4 |
| 4 | Groot-Amsterdam | 55.6 |
| 5 | Arnhem/Nijmegen | 53.6 |
| 6 | Utrecht | 46.9 |
| 7 | Zuid-Limburg | 45.2 |
Average road distance to a havo/vwo secondary school (km) (2024)
Groot-Amsterdam ranks 37 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average road distance to a havo/vwo secondary school (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek | 2.5 km |
| 35 | IJmond | 2.4 km |
| 36 | Delft en Westland | 2.4 km |
| 37 | Groot-Amsterdam | 2.0 km |
| 38 | Agglomeratie Haarlem | 1.8 km |
| 39 | Het Gooi en Vechtstreek | 1.8 km |
| 40 | Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage | 1.7 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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