Education in Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (South Holland, Netherlands): official figures

39.4% of residents aged 15 to 74 in the Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek COROP area held a higher professional (hbo) or university degree in 2024, above the national figure of 33.3%; that is 5th highest among the 40 COROP areas, up from 36.3% in 2019.

How Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek compares with other COROP regions in the Netherlands

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

Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek ranks 5 of 40, highest first.

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

Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek ranks 36 of 40, highest first.

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

Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek ranks 3 of 40, highest first.

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

Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek ranks 34 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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