Population of the Netherlands 2013-2022, by education level

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 3, 2025
This statistic shows the population of the Netherlands from 2013 to 2022, by education level. Between 2013 and 2022, the share of people who with a master's degree or PhD increased. Whereas in 2013, 10.1 percent of the population had a university master's degree or higher, by 2022 this had grown to 14.2 percent.

Population of the Netherlands from 2013 to 2022, by education level

CharacteristicElementary educationVBO/MAVO/VMBO/first three classes of HAVO/VWO/MBO1Higher classes of HAVO/VWO/MBO2-4HBO, WO bachelorWO master, PhDUnknown
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Statistic: Population of the Netherlands from 2013 to 2022, by education level

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Release date

February 2023

Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

2013 to 2022

Age group

15-75 years

Supplementary notes

According to the source, the figures for 2021 are not necessarily comparable with previous reporting periods due to changes in the research design and the questionnaire.

Educational levels:
Basis: elementary school
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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