School size by type of education and ideological basis

Changed on: 14/04/2025 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	2024/25*	6,534	1,461,439
Total primary schools	Total	Less than 101 pupils/students	2024/25*	1,146	80,494
Total primary schools	Total	101 to 201 pupils/students	2024/25*	2,183	330,645
Total primary schools	Total	201 to 501 pupils/students	2024/25*	2,943	877,906
Total primary schools	Total	501 to 1 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	250	154,575
Total primary schools	Total	1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	10	12,559
Total primary schools	Total	2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	2	5,260
Total primary schools	Total	5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total primary schools	Total	More than 10 000 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total primary schools	Public schools	Total	2024/25*	1,990	424,889
Total primary schools	Public schools	Less than 101 pupils/students	2024/25*	439	29,959
Total primary schools	Public schools	101 to 201 pupils/students	2024/25*	649	96,381
Total primary schools	Public schools	201 to 501 pupils/students	2024/25*	817	244,740
Total primary schools	Public schools	501 to 1 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	84	52,667
Total primary schools	Public schools	1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	1	1,142
Total primary schools	Public schools	2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total primary schools	Public schools	5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total primary schools	Public schools	More than 10 000 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total primary schools	Special schools	Total	2024/25*	4,544	1,036,550
Total primary schools	Special schools	Less than 101 pupils/students	2024/25*	707	50,535
Total primary schools	Special schools	101 to 201 pupils/students	2024/25*	1,534	234,264
Total primary schools	Special schools	201 to 501 pupils/students	2024/25*	2,126	633,166
Total primary schools	Special schools	501 to 1 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	166	101,908
Total primary schools	Special schools	1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	9	11,417
Total primary schools	Special schools	2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	2	5,260
Total primary schools	Special schools	5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total primary schools	Special schools	More than 10 000 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total primary schools	Protestant Schools	Total	2024/25*	1,841	376,729
Total primary schools	Protestant Schools	Less than 101 pupils/students	2024/25*	354	25,353
Total primary schools	Protestant Schools	101 to 201 pupils/students	2024/25*	684	104,604
Total primary schools	Protestant Schools	201 to 501 pupils/students	2024/25*	763	223,137
Total primary schools	Protestant Schools	501 to 1 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	40	23,635
Total primary schools	Protestant Schools	1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total primary schools	Protestant Schools	2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total primary schools	Protestant Schools	5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total primary schools	Protestant Schools	More than 10 000 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total primary schools	Roman Catholic	Total	2024/25*	1,949	463,844
Total primary schools	Roman Catholic	Less than 101 pupils/students	2024/25*	252	18,305
Total primary schools	Roman Catholic	101 to 201 pupils/students	2024/25*	636	96,603
Total primary schools	Roman Catholic	201 to 501 pupils/students	2024/25*	970	290,451
Total primary schools	Roman Catholic	501 to 1 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	88	53,463
Total primary schools	Roman Catholic	1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	2	2,101
Total primary schools	Roman Catholic	2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	1	2,921
Total primary schools	Roman Catholic	5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total primary schools	Roman Catholic	More than 10 000 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total primary schools	Other special schools	Total	2024/25*	754	195,977
Total primary schools	Other special schools	Less than 101 pupils/students	2024/25*	101	6,877
Total primary schools	Other special schools	101 to 201 pupils/students	2024/25*	214	33,057
Total primary schools	Other special schools	201 to 501 pupils/students	2024/25*	393	119,578
Total primary schools	Other special schools	501 to 1 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	38	24,810
Total primary schools	Other special schools	1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	7	9,316
Total primary schools	Other special schools	2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	1	2,339
Total primary schools	Other special schools	5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total primary schools	Other special schools	More than 10 000 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Total	Total	2024/25*	6,271	1,386,697
Total (special) primary education	Total	Less than 101 pupils/students	2024/25*	1,122	78,767
Total (special) primary education	Total	101 to 201 pupils/students	2024/25*	2,090	317,452
Total (special) primary education	Total	201 to 501 pupils/students	2024/25*	2,824	843,915
Total (special) primary education	Total	501 to 1 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	231	141,449
Total (special) primary education	Total	1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	4	5,114
Total (special) primary education	Total	2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Total	5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Total	More than 10 000 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Public schools	Total	2024/25*	1,930	410,219
Total (special) primary education	Public schools	Less than 101 pupils/students	2024/25*	435	29,634
Total (special) primary education	Public schools	101 to 201 pupils/students	2024/25*	617	92,082
Total (special) primary education	Public schools	201 to 501 pupils/students	2024/25*	798	239,061
Total (special) primary education	Public schools	501 to 1 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	80	49,442
Total (special) primary education	Public schools	1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Public schools	2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Public schools	5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Public schools	More than 10 000 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Special schools	Total	2024/25*	4,341	976,478
Total (special) primary education	Special schools	Less than 101 pupils/students	2024/25*	687	49,133
Total (special) primary education	Special schools	101 to 201 pupils/students	2024/25*	1,473	225,370
Total (special) primary education	Special schools	201 to 501 pupils/students	2024/25*	2,026	604,854
Total (special) primary education	Special schools	501 to 1 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	151	92,007
Total (special) primary education	Special schools	1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	4	5,114
Total (special) primary education	Special schools	2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Special schools	5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Special schools	More than 10 000 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Protestant Schools	Total	2024/25*	1,835	375,770
Total (special) primary education	Protestant Schools	Less than 101 pupils/students	2024/25*	352	25,238
Total (special) primary education	Protestant Schools	101 to 201 pupils/students	2024/25*	683	104,496
Total (special) primary education	Protestant Schools	201 to 501 pupils/students	2024/25*	760	222,401
Total (special) primary education	Protestant Schools	501 to 1 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	40	23,635
Total (special) primary education	Protestant Schools	1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Protestant Schools	2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Protestant Schools	5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Protestant Schools	More than 10 000 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Roman Catholic	Total	2024/25*	1,889	446,239
Total (special) primary education	Roman Catholic	Less than 101 pupils/students	2024/25*	247	17,972
Total (special) primary education	Roman Catholic	101 to 201 pupils/students	2024/25*	618	93,971
Total (special) primary education	Roman Catholic	201 to 501 pupils/students	2024/25*	938	281,775
Total (special) primary education	Roman Catholic	501 to 1 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	85	51,510
Total (special) primary education	Roman Catholic	1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	1	1,011
Total (special) primary education	Roman Catholic	2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Roman Catholic	5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Roman Catholic	More than 10 000 pupils/students	2024/25*	0	0
Total (special) primary education	Other special schools	Total	2024/25*	617	154,469
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 2023/24 are final and the figures of school-/academic year 2024/25 are provisional.

Changes on 14 April 2025:
The final figures of school-/academic year 2023/24 and the provisional figures of school-/academic year 2024/25 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
In the second quarter of 2026 the provisional figures of school-/academic year 2024/25 will be replaced by final figures and the provisional figures of school-/academic year 2025/26 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.