In 2020, 3.67 million people were working from home in the Netherlands. 2.47 million of those were highly educated workers, an increase of almost 200 thousand compared to the previous year and an increase of 700 thousand compared to 2013. Approximately one million of those working from home completed a middle education, slightly down from the previous year but still more than every other since 2013. The education level with the fewest people working from home was low education workers, with only 201 thousand working remotely. The amount of people working from home with a low education level has barely changed over the years, with the highest number in 225 thousand in 2013 and 201 thousand in 2020.
Number of remote workers in the Netherlands from 2013 to 2020, by education level
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Low: includes education at the level of primary education, VMBO, the first 3 years of HAVO/VWO or the assistant training (MBO-1).
Middle: includes the upper secondary education of HAVO/VWO, basic vocational training (MBO-2), vocational training (MBO-3) and middle management and specialist training (MBO-4).
High: includes education at HBO or WO level.
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