Education in IJmond (North Holland, Netherlands): official figures
In 2024, 29.6% of people aged 15 to 74 in IJmond had completed hbo or university, 20th lowest among the 40 COROP areas, up from 26.6% in 2019.
What is the education level in the IJmond region?
The share of people aged 15 to 74 in IJmond whose highest education was primary school, vmbo or mbo-1 was 25.5% in 2024, below the national figure of 25.9%.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many students live in the IJmond region?
Students in hbo and university living in the IJmond COROP area numbered 28.4 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 IJmond region?
There were 26.6 mbo (secondary vocational) students per 1,000 residents of IJmond 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 the IJmond region?
Secondary-school pupils living in IJmond numbered 49.7 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 the IJmond region?
The average resident of the IJmond 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 IJmond region?
Residents of the IJmond COROP area lived on average 2.4 km by road from the nearest havo/vwo (pre-university track) secondary school in 2024, 6th shortest among the 40 COROP areas and below the national figure of 3.4 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow IJmond compares with other COROP regions in the Netherlands
Residents aged 15 to 74 with higher education (hbo or university) (%) (2024)
IJmond ranks 21 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Residents aged 15 to 74 with higher education (hbo or university) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Veluwe | 30.3% |
| 19 | Midden-Noord-Brabant | 30.2% |
| 20 | Noord-Overijssel | 29.6% |
| 21 | IJmond | 29.6% |
| 22 | Zuid-Limburg | 29.3% |
| 23 | Midden-Limburg | 29.0% |
| 24 | Twente | 28.7% |
Residents aged 15 to 74 whose highest level is primary, vmbo or mbo-1 (%) (2024)
IJmond ranks 29 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Residents aged 15 to 74 whose highest level is primary, vmbo or mbo-1 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 32 | Arnhem/Nijmegen | 23.7% |
Resident hbo and university students per 1,000 residents (2025)
IJmond ranks 24 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Resident hbo and university students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Zaanstreek | 29.8 |
| 22 | Het Gooi en Vechtstreek | 28.6 |
| 23 | Noordoost-Noord-Brabant | 28.5 |
| 24 | IJmond | 28.4 |
| 25 | Alkmaar en omgeving | 27.9 |
| 26 | Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland | 27.5 |
| 27 | Noord-Drenthe | 26.6 |
Average road distance to a havo/vwo secondary school (km) (2024)
IJmond ranks 35 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average road distance to a havo/vwo secondary school (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Utrecht | 2.6 km |
| 33 | Groot-Rijnmond | 2.6 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 |
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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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