This statistic shows the population of the Netherlands from 2013 to 2022, by education level. Between 2013 and 2022, the share of people who with a master's degree or PhD increased. Whereas in 2013, 10.1 percent of the population had a university master's degree or higher, by 2022 this had grown to 14.2 percent.
Population of the Netherlands from 2013 to 2022, by education level
Characteristic
Elementary education
VBO/MAVO/VMBO/first three classes of HAVO/VWO/MBO1
According to the source, the figures for 2021 are not necessarily comparable with previous reporting periods due to changes in the research design and the questionnaire.
Educational levels:
Basis: elementary school
VMBO: preparatory middle-level vocational education
HAVO: higher general continued education
VWO: pre-university secondary education
MBO: middle applied education
HBO: higher applied education
WO: university
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Onderwijs in Cijfers . (2023). Population of the Netherlands from 2013 to 2022, by education level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/914489/population-of-the-netherlands-by-education-level/
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