School size by type of education and ideological basis

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Type of education Schoolsize Schools/institutions (number) Enrolled pupils/students (number)
Total (special) primary education Total 1,930 410,219
Less than 101 pupils/students 435 29,634
101 to 201 pupils/students 617 92,082
201 to 501 pupils/students 798 239,061
501 to 1 001 pupils/students 80 49,442
1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students 0 0
2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students 0 0
5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students 0 0
More than 10 000 pupils/students 0 0
Total secondary general education Total 183 251,889
Less than 101 pupils/students 2 195
101 to 201 pupils/students 17 2,612
201 to 501 pupils/students 19 5,536
501 to 1 001 pupils/students 44 34,660
1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students 56 79,852
2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students 43 118,594
5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students 2 10,440
More than 10 000 pupils/students 0 0
Secondary general education Total 183 251,889
Less than 101 pupils/students 2 195
101 to 201 pupils/students 17 2,612
201 to 501 pupils/students 19 5,536
501 to 1 001 pupils/students 44 34,660
1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students 56 79,852
2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students 43 118,594
5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students 2 10,440
More than 10 000 pupils/students 0 0
Special secondary education Total
Less than 101 pupils/students
101 to 201 pupils/students
201 to 501 pupils/students
501 to 1 001 pupils/students
1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students
2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students
5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students
More than 10 000 pupils/students
Secondary vocational education (MBO) Total . .
Less than 101 pupils/students . .
101 to 201 pupils/students . .
201 to 501 pupils/students . .
501 to 1 001 pupils/students . .
1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students . .
2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students . .
5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students . .
More than 10 000 pupils/students . .
Higher professional education Total . .
Less than 101 pupils/students . .
101 to 201 pupils/students . .
201 to 501 pupils/students . .
501 to 1 001 pupils/students . .
1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students . .
2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students . .
5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students . .
More than 10 000 pupils/students . .
University education Total . .
Less than 101 pupils/students . .
101 to 201 pupils/students . .
201 to 501 pupils/students . .
501 to 1 001 pupils/students . .
1 001 to 2 001 pupils/students . .
2 001 to 5 001 pupils/students . .
5 001 to 10 001 pupils/students . .
More than 10 000 pupils/students . .
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.