This statistic shows the religious participation in the Netherlands in 2021, by education level. It shows that in 2021, of the people with a Master's degree or a Ph.D. six percent attended a religious service/meeting at least once a week.
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Religious participation in the Netherlands in 2021, by education level
Characteristic
Once a week or more
Two to three times a month
Once a month
Less than once a month
Rarely or never
Primary education
12%
3%
3%
4%
78%
VMBO, MBO1, AVO junior classes
9%
3%
2%
5%
81%
HAVO/VWO/MBO
8%
2%
2%
5%
84%
HBO/WO bachelor
7%
3%
2%
4%
84%
WO master and doctorate
6%
3%
2%
4%
84%
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VMBO: preparatory middle-level vocational education HAVO: higher general continued education VWO: pre-university secondary education MBO: middle applied education HBO: higher applied education WO: university
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (December 22, 2022). Religious participation in the Netherlands in 2021, by education level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/528078/religious-participation-in-the-netherlands-by-education-level/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Religious participation in the Netherlands in 2021, by education level ." Chart. December 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/528078/religious-participation-in-the-netherlands-by-education-level/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2022). Religious participation in the Netherlands in 2021, by education level . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/528078/religious-participation-in-the-netherlands-by-education-level/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Religious Participation in The Netherlands in 2021, by Education Level ." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/528078/religious-participation-in-the-netherlands-by-education-level/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Religious participation in the Netherlands in 2021, by education level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/528078/religious-participation-in-the-netherlands-by-education-level/ (last visited June 13, 2025)
Religious participation in the Netherlands in 2021, by education level [Graph], Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, December 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/528078/religious-participation-in-the-netherlands-by-education-level/
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