Education in Delft en Westland (South Holland, Netherlands): official figures
37.3% of residents aged 15 to 74 in Delft en Westland held a higher professional (hbo) or university degree in 2024, above the national figure of 33.3%; that is 8th highest among the 40 COROP areas, up from 35.0% in 2019.
What is the education level in the Delft en Westland region?
23.1% of residents aged 15 to 74 in Delft en Westland had no qualification above vmbo or mbo level 1 in 2024, 8th 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 Delft en Westland region?
Delft en Westland was home to 85.4 higher-education students (hbo and university) per 1,000 residents in 2025, 2nd 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 Delft en Westland region?
There were 22.3 mbo (secondary vocational) students per 1,000 residents of Delft en Westland 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 Delft en Westland region?
Secondary-school pupils living in Delft en Westland numbered 48.6 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 Delft en Westland region?
The average resident of Delft en Westland 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 Delft en Westland region?
The nearest havo or vwo school was an average 2.4 km away for people in Delft en Westland in 2024, below the national figure of 3.4 km; that is 5th shortest among the 40 COROP areas.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow Delft en Westland compares with other COROP regions in the Netherlands
Residents aged 15 to 74 with higher education (hbo or university) (%) (2024)
Delft en Westland ranks 8 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Residents aged 15 to 74 with higher education (hbo or university) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek | 39.4% |
| 6 | Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage | 37.6% |
| 7 | Arnhem/Nijmegen | 37.3% |
| 8 | Delft en Westland | 37.3% |
| 9 | Overig Groningen | 37.2% |
| 10 | Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant | 34.8% |
| 11 | Noord-Drenthe | 33.2% |
Residents aged 15 to 74 whose highest level is primary, vmbo or mbo-1 (%) (2024)
Delft en Westland ranks 33 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Residents aged 15 to 74 whose highest level is primary, vmbo or mbo-1 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Alkmaar en omgeving | 24.5% |
| 31 | Zuidwest-Overijssel | 24.4% |
| 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% |
Resident hbo and university students per 1,000 residents (2025)
Delft en Westland ranks 2 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)
Delft en Westland ranks 36 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average road distance to a havo/vwo secondary school (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 |
| 39 | Het Gooi en Vechtstreek | 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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