Education in Groot-Rijnmond (South Holland, Netherlands): official figures
30.5% of residents aged 15 to 74 in Groot-Rijnmond held a higher professional (hbo) or university degree in 2024, below the national figure of 33.3%; that is 17th highest among the 40 COROP areas, up from 27.4% in 2019.
What is the education level in the Groot-Rijnmond region?
28.9% of residents aged 15 to 74 in Groot-Rijnmond had no qualification above vmbo or mbo level 1 in 2024, 7th highest among the 40 COROP areas (above the national figure of 25.9%).
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many students live in the Groot-Rijnmond region?
The Groot-Rijnmond COROP area was home to 40.9 higher-education students (hbo and university) per 1,000 residents in 2025, 12th 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 Groot-Rijnmond region?
There were 27.5 mbo (secondary vocational) students per 1,000 residents of Groot-Rijnmond 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 Groot-Rijnmond region?
Secondary-school pupils living in Groot-Rijnmond numbered 50.9 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 Groot-Rijnmond region?
The average resident of the Groot-Rijnmond 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 Groot-Rijnmond region?
The nearest havo or vwo school was an average 2.6 km away for people in the Groot-Rijnmond COROP area in 2024, below the national figure of 3.4 km; that is 8th shortest among the 40 COROP areas.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow Groot-Rijnmond compares with other COROP regions in the Netherlands
Residents aged 15 to 74 with higher education (hbo or university) (%) (2024)
Groot-Rijnmond ranks 17 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Residents aged 15 to 74 with higher education (hbo or university) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Noordoost-Noord-Brabant | 32.3% |
| 15 | Oost-Zuid-Holland | 31.5% |
| 16 | West-Noord-Brabant | 30.6% |
| 17 | Groot-Rijnmond | 30.5% |
| 18 | Veluwe | 30.3% |
| 19 | Midden-Noord-Brabant | 30.2% |
| 20 | Noord-Overijssel | 29.6% |
Residents aged 15 to 74 whose highest level is primary, vmbo or mbo-1 (%) (2024)
Groot-Rijnmond ranks 7 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Residents aged 15 to 74 whose highest level is primary, vmbo or mbo-1 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Noord-Limburg | 29.3% |
| 5 | Zuidwest-Gelderland | 29.2% |
| 6 | Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland | 29.1% |
| 7 | Groot-Rijnmond | 28.9% |
| 8 | Zuidwest-Drenthe | 28.8% |
| 9 | Zuid-Limburg | 28.8% |
| 10 | Delfzijl en omgeving | 28.7% |
Resident hbo and university students per 1,000 residents (2025)
Groot-Rijnmond ranks 12 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Resident hbo and university students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage | 44.5 |
| 10 | Twente | 43.2 |
| 11 | Noord-Friesland | 42.3 |
| 12 | Groot-Rijnmond | 40.9 |
| 13 | Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant | 40.4 |
| 14 | Veluwe | 37.4 |
| 15 | Zuidwest-Overijssel | 33.0 |
Average road distance to a havo/vwo secondary school (km) (2024)
Groot-Rijnmond ranks 33 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average road distance to a havo/vwo secondary school (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 |
| 35 | IJmond | 2.4 km |
| 36 | Delft en Westland | 2.4 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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