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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.

Residents aged 15 to 74 with higher education (hbo or university) (%)
37.3%
2024
Residents aged 15 to 74 whose highest level is primary, vmbo or mbo-1 (%)
23.1%
2024
Resident hbo and university students per 1,000 residents
85.4
2025
Resident mbo (vocational) students per 1,000 residents
22.3
2025
Resident secondary-school pupils per 1,000 residents
48.6
2025
Average road distance to a primary school (km)
0.7 km
2025
Average road distance to a havo/vwo secondary school (km)
2.4 km
2024

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 copy

How 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 copy

How 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 copy

How 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 copy

How 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 copy

How 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 copy

How 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.

RankAreaResidents aged 15 to 74 with higher education (hbo or university) (%)
5Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek39.4%
6Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage37.6%
7Arnhem/Nijmegen37.3%
8Delft en Westland37.3%
9Overig Groningen37.2%
10Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant34.8%
11Noord-Drenthe33.2%
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copy

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

Delft en Westland ranks 33 of 40, highest first.

RankAreaResidents aged 15 to 74 whose highest level is primary, vmbo or mbo-1 (%)
30Alkmaar en omgeving24.5%
31Zuidwest-Overijssel24.4%
32Arnhem/Nijmegen23.7%
33Delft en Westland23.1%
34Noord-Drenthe22.5%
35Groot-Amsterdam22.5%
36Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek22.5%
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copy

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

Delft en Westland ranks 2 of 40, highest first.

RankAreaResident hbo and university students per 1,000 residents
1Overig Groningen96.9
2Delft en Westland85.4
3Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek61.4
4Groot-Amsterdam55.6
5Arnhem/Nijmegen53.6
6Utrecht46.9
7Zuid-Limburg45.2
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copy

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

Delft en Westland ranks 36 of 40, highest first.

RankAreaAverage road distance to a havo/vwo secondary school (km)
33Groot-Rijnmond2.6 km
34Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek2.5 km
35IJmond2.4 km
36Delft en Westland2.4 km
37Groot-Amsterdam2.0 km
38Agglomeratie Haarlem1.8 km
39Het Gooi en Vechtstreek1.8 km
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copy

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