Education in Zaanstreek (North Holland, Netherlands): official figures
In 2024, 27.9% of people aged 15 to 74 in the Zaanstreek COROP area had completed hbo or university, 15th lowest among the 40 COROP areas, up from 24.6% in 2019.
What is the education level in the Zaanstreek region?
The share of people aged 15 to 74 in the Zaanstreek COROP area whose highest education was primary school, vmbo or mbo-1 was 27.6% in 2024, above the national figure of 25.9%.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many students live in the Zaanstreek region?
Students in hbo and university living in Zaanstreek numbered 29.8 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 Zaanstreek region?
There were 27.7 mbo (secondary vocational) students per 1,000 residents of the Zaanstreek COROP area 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 Zaanstreek region?
Secondary-school pupils living in the Zaanstreek COROP area 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 the Zaanstreek region?
The average resident of Zaanstreek lived 0.8 km by road from the nearest primary school in 2025, level with the national figure of 0.8 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow far is the nearest secondary school in the Zaanstreek region?
Residents of Zaanstreek lived on average 2.7 km by road from the nearest havo/vwo (pre-university track) secondary school in 2024, 10th shortest among the 40 COROP areas and below the national figure of 3.4 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow Zaanstreek compares with other COROP regions in the Netherlands
Residents aged 15 to 74 with higher education (hbo or university) (%) (2024)
Zaanstreek ranks 26 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Residents aged 15 to 74 with higher education (hbo or university) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Midden-Limburg | 29.0% |
| 24 | Twente | 28.7% |
| 25 | Achterhoek | 28.1% |
| 26 | Zaanstreek | 27.9% |
| 27 | Flevoland | 27.9% |
| 28 | Zuidoost-Friesland | 26.9% |
| 29 | Zuidwest-Gelderland | 26.9% |
Residents aged 15 to 74 whose highest level is primary, vmbo or mbo-1 (%) (2024)
Zaanstreek ranks 14 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Residents aged 15 to 74 whose highest level is primary, vmbo or mbo-1 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Midden-Limburg | 28.3% |
| 12 | Kop van Noord-Holland | 28.2% |
| 13 | Overig Zeeland | 27.7% |
| 14 | Zaanstreek | 27.6% |
| 15 | West-Noord-Brabant | 27.6% |
| 16 | Flevoland | 27.6% |
| 17 | Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage | 27.5% |
Resident hbo and university students per 1,000 residents (2025)
Zaanstreek ranks 21 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Resident hbo and university students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Agglomeratie Haarlem | 31.8 |
| 19 | Flevoland | 30.8 |
| 20 | Oost-Zuid-Holland | 30.3 |
| 21 | Zaanstreek | 29.8 |
| 22 | Het Gooi en Vechtstreek | 28.6 |
| 23 | Noordoost-Noord-Brabant | 28.5 |
| 24 | IJmond | 28.4 |
Average road distance to a havo/vwo secondary school (km) (2024)
Zaanstreek ranks 31 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average road distance to a havo/vwo secondary school (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Alkmaar en omgeving | 3.1 km |
| 29 | Zuid-Limburg | 3.0 km |
| 30 | Arnhem/Nijmegen | 2.7 km |
| 31 | Zaanstreek | 2.7 km |
| 32 | Utrecht | 2.6 km |
| 33 | Groot-Rijnmond | 2.6 km |
| 34 | Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek | 2.5 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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