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 secondary general education | Total | Total | 2025/26* | 642 | 919,813 |
| Total secondary general education | Total | Less than 101 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 11 | 586 |
| Total secondary general education | Total | 101 to 201 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 60 | 9,482 |
| Total secondary general education | Total | 201 to 501 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 82 | 25,243 |
| Total secondary general education | Total | 501 to 1 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 114 | 90,481 |
| Total secondary general education | Total | 1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 215 | 312,989 |
| Total secondary general education | Total | 2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 154 | 441,289 |
| Total secondary general education | Total | 5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 5 | 27,259 |
| Total secondary general education | Total | More than 10 000 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 1 | 12,484 |
| Total secondary general education | Public schools | Total | 2025/26* | 183 | 249,191 |
| Total secondary general education | Public schools | Less than 101 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 2 | 113 |
| Total secondary general education | Public schools | 101 to 201 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 15 | 2,204 |
| Total secondary general education | Public schools | 201 to 501 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 19 | 5,349 |
| Total secondary general education | Public schools | 501 to 1 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 50 | 39,501 |
| Total secondary general education | Public schools | 1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 54 | 78,472 |
| Total secondary general education | Public schools | 2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 41 | 113,154 |
| Total secondary general education | Public schools | 5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 2 | 10,398 |
| Total secondary general education | Public schools | More than 10 000 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 0 | 0 |
| Total secondary general education | Special schools | Total | 2025/26* | 459 | 670,622 |
| Total secondary general education | Special schools | Less than 101 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 9 | 473 |
| Total secondary general education | Special schools | 101 to 201 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 45 | 7,278 |
| Total secondary general education | Special schools | 201 to 501 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 63 | 19,894 |
| Total secondary general education | Special schools | 501 to 1 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 64 | 50,980 |
| Total secondary general education | Special schools | 1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 161 | 234,517 |
| Total secondary general education | Special schools | 2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 113 | 328,135 |
| Total secondary general education | Special schools | 5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 3 | 16,861 |
| Total secondary general education | Special schools | More than 10 000 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 1 | 12,484 |
| Total secondary general education | Protestant Schools | Total | 2025/26* | 127 | 194,333 |
| Total secondary general education | Protestant Schools | Less than 101 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 1 | 86 |
| Total secondary general education | Protestant Schools | 101 to 201 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 20 | 3,217 |
| Total secondary general education | Protestant Schools | 201 to 501 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 9 | 2,756 |
| Total secondary general education | Protestant Schools | 501 to 1 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 19 | 15,728 |
| Total secondary general education | Protestant Schools | 1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 37 | 55,959 |
| Total secondary general education | Protestant Schools | 2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 41 | 116,587 |
| Total secondary general education | Protestant Schools | 5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 0 | 0 |
| Total secondary general education | Protestant Schools | More than 10 000 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 0 | 0 |
| Total secondary general education | Roman Catholic | Total | 2025/26* | 142 | 205,663 |
| Total secondary general education | Roman Catholic | Less than 101 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 2 | 148 |
| Total secondary general education | Roman Catholic | 101 to 201 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 4 | 698 |
| Total secondary general education | Roman Catholic | 201 to 501 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 17 | 5,376 |
| Total secondary general education | Roman Catholic | 501 to 1 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 22 | 16,648 |
| Total secondary general education | Roman Catholic | 1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 64 | 91,816 |
| Total secondary general education | Roman Catholic | 2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 33 | 90,977 |
| Total secondary general education | Roman Catholic | 5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 0 | 0 |
| Total secondary general education | Roman Catholic | More than 10 000 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 0 | 0 |
| Total secondary general education | Other special schools | Total | 2025/26* | 190 | 270,626 |
| Total secondary general education | Other special schools | Less than 101 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 6 | 239 |
| Total secondary general education | Other special schools | 101 to 201 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 21 | 3,363 |
| Total secondary general education | Other special schools | 201 to 501 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 37 | 11,762 |
| Total secondary general education | Other special schools | 501 to 1 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 23 | 18,604 |
| Total secondary general education | Other special schools | 1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 60 | 86,742 |
| Total secondary general education | Other special schools | 2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 39 | 120,571 |
| Total secondary general education | Other special schools | 5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 3 | 16,861 |
| Total secondary general education | Other special schools | More than 10 000 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 1 | 12,484 |
| Secondary general education | Total | Total | 2025/26* | 642 | 919,813 |
| Secondary general education | Total | Less than 101 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 11 | 586 |
| Secondary general education | Total | 101 to 201 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 60 | 9,482 |
| Secondary general education | Total | 201 to 501 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 82 | 25,243 |
| Secondary general education | Total | 501 to 1 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 114 | 90,481 |
| Secondary general education | Total | 1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 215 | 312,989 |
| Secondary general education | Total | 2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 154 | 441,289 |
| Secondary general education | Total | 5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 5 | 27,259 |
| Secondary general education | Total | More than 10 000 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 1 | 12,484 |
| Secondary general education | Public schools | Total | 2025/26* | 183 | 249,191 |
| Secondary general education | Public schools | Less than 101 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 2 | 113 |
| Secondary general education | Public schools | 101 to 201 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 15 | 2,204 |
| Secondary general education | Public schools | 201 to 501 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 19 | 5,349 |
| Secondary general education | Public schools | 501 to 1 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 50 | 39,501 |
| Secondary general education | Public schools | 1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 54 | 78,472 |
| Secondary general education | Public schools | 2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 41 | 113,154 |
| Secondary general education | Public schools | 5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 2 | 10,398 |
| Secondary general education | Public schools | More than 10 000 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 0 | 0 |
| Secondary general education | Special schools | Total | 2025/26* | 459 | 670,622 |
| Secondary general education | Special schools | Less than 101 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 9 | 473 |
| Secondary general education | Special schools | 101 to 201 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 45 | 7,278 |
| Secondary general education | Special schools | 201 to 501 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 63 | 19,894 |
| Secondary general education | Special schools | 501 to 1 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 64 | 50,980 |
| Secondary general education | Special schools | 1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 161 | 234,517 |
| Secondary general education | Special schools | 2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 113 | 328,135 |
| Secondary general education | Special schools | 5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 3 | 16,861 |
| Secondary general education | Special schools | More than 10 000 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 1 | 12,484 |
| Secondary general education | Protestant Schools | Total | 2025/26* | 127 | 194,333 |
| Secondary general education | Protestant Schools | Less than 101 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 1 | 86 |
| Secondary general education | Protestant Schools | 101 to 201 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 20 | 3,217 |
| Secondary general education | Protestant Schools | 201 to 501 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 9 | 2,756 |
| Secondary general education | Protestant Schools | 501 to 1 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 19 | 15,728 |
| Secondary general education | Protestant Schools | 1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 37 | 55,959 |
| Secondary general education | Protestant Schools | 2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 41 | 116,587 |
| Secondary general education | Protestant Schools | 5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 0 | 0 |
| Secondary general education | Protestant Schools | More than 10 000 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 0 | 0 |
| Secondary general education | Roman Catholic | Total | 2025/26* | 142 | 205,663 |
| Secondary general education | Roman Catholic | Less than 101 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 2 | 148 |
| Secondary general education | Roman Catholic | 101 to 201 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 4 | 698 |
| Secondary general education | Roman Catholic | 201 to 501 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 17 | 5,376 |
| Secondary general education | Roman Catholic | 501 to 1 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 22 | 16,648 |
| Secondary general education | Roman Catholic | 1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 64 | 91,816 |
| Secondary general education | Roman Catholic | 2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 33 | 90,977 |
| Secondary general education | Roman Catholic | 5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 0 | 0 |
| Secondary general education | Roman Catholic | More than 10 000 pupils/students | 2025/26* | 0 | 0 |
| Secondary general education | Other special schools | Total | 2025/26* | 190 | 270,626 |
| Source: CBS | |||||
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.