School size by type of education and ideological basis

Changed on: 21/05/2026 02:00

School size by type of education and ideological basis
Type of education	Ideological basis of the school	Schoolsize	Periods	Schools/institutions (number)	Enrolled pupils/students (number)
Total primary schools	Total	Total	2025/26*	6,506	1,464,296
Total primary schools	Total	Less than 101 pupils/students	2025/26*	1,109	77,911
Total primary schools	Total	101 to 201 pupils/students	2025/26*	2,178	330,676
Total primary schools	Total	201 to 501 pupils/students	2025/26*	2,960	885,547
Total primary schools	Total	501 to 1 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	247	152,612
Total primary schools	Total	1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	10	12,446
Total primary schools	Total	2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	2	5,104
Total primary schools	Total	5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total primary schools	Total	More than 10 000 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total primary schools	Public schools	Total	2025/26*	1,980	425,735
Total primary schools	Public schools	Less than 101 pupils/students	2025/26*	425	29,258
Total primary schools	Public schools	101 to 201 pupils/students	2025/26*	663	99,601
Total primary schools	Public schools	201 to 501 pupils/students	2025/26*	808	243,790
Total primary schools	Public schools	501 to 1 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	82	50,912
Total primary schools	Public schools	1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	2	2,174
Total primary schools	Public schools	2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total primary schools	Public schools	5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total primary schools	Public schools	More than 10 000 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total primary schools	Special schools	Total	2025/26*	4,526	1,038,561
Total primary schools	Special schools	Less than 101 pupils/students	2025/26*	684	48,653
Total primary schools	Special schools	101 to 201 pupils/students	2025/26*	1,515	231,075
Total primary schools	Special schools	201 to 501 pupils/students	2025/26*	2,152	641,757
Total primary schools	Special schools	501 to 1 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	165	101,700
Total primary schools	Special schools	1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	8	10,272
Total primary schools	Special schools	2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	2	5,104
Total primary schools	Special schools	5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total primary schools	Special schools	More than 10 000 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total primary schools	Protestant Schools	Total	2025/26*	1,858	382,956
Total primary schools	Protestant Schools	Less than 101 pupils/students	2025/26*	345	24,755
Total primary schools	Protestant Schools	101 to 201 pupils/students	2025/26*	686	104,194
Total primary schools	Protestant Schools	201 to 501 pupils/students	2025/26*	791	232,046
Total primary schools	Protestant Schools	501 to 1 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	36	21,961
Total primary schools	Protestant Schools	1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total primary schools	Protestant Schools	2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total primary schools	Protestant Schools	5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total primary schools	Protestant Schools	More than 10 000 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total primary schools	Roman Catholic	Total	2025/26*	1,929	463,838
Total primary schools	Roman Catholic	Less than 101 pupils/students	2025/26*	236	17,211
Total primary schools	Roman Catholic	101 to 201 pupils/students	2025/26*	623	94,833
Total primary schools	Roman Catholic	201 to 501 pupils/students	2025/26*	979	293,760
Total primary schools	Roman Catholic	501 to 1 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	88	52,959
Total primary schools	Roman Catholic	1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	2	2,139
Total primary schools	Roman Catholic	2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	1	2,936
Total primary schools	Roman Catholic	5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total primary schools	Roman Catholic	More than 10 000 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total primary schools	Other special schools	Total	2025/26*	739	191,767
Total primary schools	Other special schools	Less than 101 pupils/students	2025/26*	103	6,687
Total primary schools	Other special schools	101 to 201 pupils/students	2025/26*	206	32,048
Total primary schools	Other special schools	201 to 501 pupils/students	2025/26*	382	115,951
Total primary schools	Other special schools	501 to 1 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	41	26,780
Total primary schools	Other special schools	1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	6	8,133
Total primary schools	Other special schools	2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	1	2,168
Total primary schools	Other special schools	5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total primary schools	Other special schools	More than 10 000 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Total	Total	2025/26*	6,243	1,389,262
Total (special) primary education	Total	Less than 101 pupils/students	2025/26*	1,084	75,966
Total (special) primary education	Total	101 to 201 pupils/students	2025/26*	2,084	316,904
Total (special) primary education	Total	201 to 501 pupils/students	2025/26*	2,842	851,296
Total (special) primary education	Total	501 to 1 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	230	141,042
Total (special) primary education	Total	1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	3	4,054
Total (special) primary education	Total	2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Total	5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Total	More than 10 000 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Public schools	Total	2025/26*	1,920	410,977
Total (special) primary education	Public schools	Less than 101 pupils/students	2025/26*	420	28,832
Total (special) primary education	Public schools	101 to 201 pupils/students	2025/26*	632	95,290
Total (special) primary education	Public schools	201 to 501 pupils/students	2025/26*	789	238,117
Total (special) primary education	Public schools	501 to 1 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	79	48,738
Total (special) primary education	Public schools	1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Public schools	2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Public schools	5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Public schools	More than 10 000 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Special schools	Total	2025/26*	4,323	978,285
Total (special) primary education	Special schools	Less than 101 pupils/students	2025/26*	664	47,134
Total (special) primary education	Special schools	101 to 201 pupils/students	2025/26*	1,452	221,614
Total (special) primary education	Special schools	201 to 501 pupils/students	2025/26*	2,053	613,179
Total (special) primary education	Special schools	501 to 1 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	151	92,304
Total (special) primary education	Special schools	1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	3	4,054
Total (special) primary education	Special schools	2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Special schools	5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Special schools	More than 10 000 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Protestant Schools	Total	2025/26*	1,816	373,948
Total (special) primary education	Protestant Schools	Less than 101 pupils/students	2025/26*	341	24,439
Total (special) primary education	Protestant Schools	101 to 201 pupils/students	2025/26*	669	101,706
Total (special) primary education	Protestant Schools	201 to 501 pupils/students	2025/26*	770	225,842
Total (special) primary education	Protestant Schools	501 to 1 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	36	21,961
Total (special) primary education	Protestant Schools	1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Protestant Schools	2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Protestant Schools	5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Protestant Schools	More than 10 000 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Roman Catholic	Total	2025/26*	1,871	446,401
Total (special) primary education	Roman Catholic	Less than 101 pupils/students	2025/26*	231	16,851
Total (special) primary education	Roman Catholic	101 to 201 pupils/students	2025/26*	606	92,330
Total (special) primary education	Roman Catholic	201 to 501 pupils/students	2025/26*	948	285,193
Total (special) primary education	Roman Catholic	501 to 1 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	85	50,986
Total (special) primary education	Roman Catholic	1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	1	1,041
Total (special) primary education	Roman Catholic	2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Roman Catholic	5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Roman Catholic	More than 10 000 pupils/students	2025/26*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Other special schools	Total	2025/26*	636	157,936
Source: CBS

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Table explanation

This table contains figures on schools and educational institutions by type of education, ideological basis and school size. It concerns schools and educational institutions financed by the government. Figures for the adult education are left out of this table, because the number of institutions is not available.

Data available from: School-/academic year 1990/91

Status of the figures:
The figures up to and including school-/academic year 2024/25 are final and the figures of school-/academic year 2025/26 are provisional.

Changes on 21 May 2026:
The final figures of school-/academic year 2024/25 and the provisional figures of school-/academic year 2025/26 have been added.

Change as of school year 2025/26:
Due to changes in legislation, schools and educational institutions are no longer required to register their ideological basis starting from school year 2025/26. Schools and educational institutions that opt for this will be categorized as ‘other special’ from this school year onwards.

When will new figures be published?
In the second quarter of 2027 the provisional figures of school-/academic year 2025/26 will be replaced by final figures and the provisional figures of school-/academic year 2026/27 will be added in this publication.

Description topics

Schools/institutions: Number of schools and educational institutions, i.e. financed by
the government.
Enrolled pupils/students: Number of pupils/students at schools or educational institutions which are financed by the government.