Education · 2024

Residents with a higher professional or university degree

Residents with a higher professional or university degree: the highest value is in Oegstgeest (58.6%) and the lowest in Urk (12.5%). The median across 341 municipalities is 28.5%.

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1Oegstgeest58.6%2Bloemendaal56.1%3Utrecht55.2%

#	Municipality	Province	Residents with a higher professional or university degree
1	Oegstgeest	South Holland	58.6%
2	Bloemendaal	North Holland	56.1%
3	Utrecht	Utrecht	55.2%
4	Heemstede	North Holland	54.6%
5	Wageningen	Gelderland	53.0%
6	Waalre	North Brabant	52.0%
7	Laren	North Holland	50.9%
8	Diemen	North Holland	50.8%
9	Leiden	South Holland	49.8%
10	Amsterdam	North Holland	49.7%
11	Bunnik	Utrecht	49.6%
12	Gooise Meren	North Holland	49.4%
13	Heumen	Gelderland	48.1%
13	Delft	South Holland	48.1%
15	De Bilt	Utrecht	47.9%
16	Ouder-Amstel	North Holland	47.7%
17	Amstelveen	North Holland	47.1%
18	Nijmegen	Gelderland	46.8%
18	Rozendaal	Gelderland	46.8%
20	Voorschoten	South Holland	46.0%
21	Leidschendam-Voorburg	South Holland	45.5%
22	Vught	North Brabant	45.4%
23	Zeist	Utrecht	45.3%
23	Wassenaar	South Holland	45.3%
25	Haarlem	North Holland	45.2%
26	Renkum	Gelderland	44.9%
27	Groningen	Groningen	44.8%
28	Blaricum	North Holland	44.7%
29	Tynaarlo	Drenthe	44.4%
30	Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten	North Brabant	44.3%
31	Amersfoort	Utrecht	43.5%
31	Heiloo	North Holland	43.5%
33	Utrechtse Heuvelrug	Utrecht	43.0%
34	Eindhoven	North Brabant	42.8%
34	Mook en Middelaar	Limburg	42.8%
36	Houten	Utrecht	42.5%
37	Hilversum	North Holland	42.3%
38	Leiderdorp	South Holland	41.8%
39	Son en Breugel	North Brabant	41.7%
40	Leusden	Utrecht	41.6%
41	Rijswijk	South Holland	41.3%
41	Breda	North Brabant	41.3%
43	Lansingerland	South Holland	41.0%
44	's-Hertogenbosch	North Brabant	40.7%
45	Zwolle	Overijssel	40.6%
46	Pijnacker-Nootdorp	South Holland	40.3%
47	Landsmeer	North Holland	40.1%
48	Baarn	Utrecht	39.7%
49	Castricum	North Holland	39.5%
50	Heeze-Leende	North Brabant	39.1%
51	Waterland	North Holland	38.8%
51	Eijsden-Margraten	Limburg	38.8%
53	Culemborg	Gelderland	38.5%
54	Best	North Brabant	38.3%
54	Stichtse Vecht	Utrecht	38.3%
56	Arnhem	Gelderland	37.9%
56	Veldhoven	North Brabant	37.9%
58	Soest	Utrecht	37.6%
59	Midden-Delfland	South Holland	37.5%
60	The Hague	South Holland	37.1%
60	Voerendaal	Limburg	37.1%
60	Teylingen	South Holland	37.1%
63	Bergen	North Holland	37.0%
64	Zoeterwoude	South Holland	36.9%
65	Lochem	Gelderland	36.7%
66	Woerden	Utrecht	36.4%
67	Eemnes	Utrecht	36.2%
68	Borne	Overijssel	36.1%
69	Gouda	South Holland	36.0%
70	De Ronde Venen	Utrecht	35.9%
70	Maastricht	Limburg	35.9%
72	Wijdemeren	North Holland	35.7%
73	Huizen	North Holland	34.9%
73	Meerssen	Limburg	34.9%
75	Noordenveld	Drenthe	34.8%
76	Deventer	Overijssel	34.7%
76	Sint-Michielsgestel	North Brabant	34.7%
78	Rheden	Gelderland	34.6%
78	Oisterwijk	North Brabant	34.6%
80	Uithoorn	North Holland	34.5%
80	Albrandswaard	South Holland	34.5%
82	Goirle	North Brabant	34.4%
83	Hilvarenbeek	North Brabant	34.3%
84	Noordwijk	South Holland	33.5%
84	Rotterdam	South Holland	33.5%
84	Tilburg	North Brabant	33.5%
84	Noord-Beveland	Zeeland	33.5%
88	Alkmaar	North Holland	33.4%
88	Valkenburg aan de Geul	Limburg	33.4%
90	Hattem	Gelderland	33.3%
90	Haarlemmermeer	North Holland	33.3%
90	Zandvoort	North Holland	33.3%
93	Olst-Wijhe	Overijssel	33.2%
94	Oldenzaal	Overijssel	33.1%
94	Bodegraven-Reeuwijk	South Holland	33.1%
96	Zutphen	Gelderland	33.0%
96	Barendrecht	South Holland	33.0%
96	Overbetuwe	Gelderland	33.0%
99	Alphen-Chaam	North Brabant	32.9%
100	Uitgeest	North Holland	32.8%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Province	Residents with a higher professional or university degree
326	Rucphen	North Brabant	19.3%
328	Hoogeveen	Drenthe	19.1%
328	Oldambt	Groningen	19.1%
330	Emmen	Drenthe	19.0%
330	Zwartewaterland	Overijssel	19.0%
332	Den Helder	North Holland	18.9%
333	Kerkrade	Limburg	18.7%
333	Westerwolde	Groningen	18.7%
335	Twenterand	Overijssel	18.2%
336	Achtkarspelen	Friesland	17.9%
337	Stadskanaal	Groningen	17.5%
338	Pekela	Groningen	17.2%
339	Neder-Betuwe	Gelderland	17.1%
340	Reimerswaal	Zeeland	16.7%
341	Urk	Flevoland	12.5%

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Other rankings on the same theme

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Residents with a higher professional or university degree”?

Oegstgeest ranks first for “Residents with a higher professional or university degree”, with 58.6%.

What is the median for “Residents with a higher professional or university degree”?

The median across the 341 ranked municipalities is 28.5%.