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The Dutch education system consists of 8 years of primary education, 4, 5 or 6 years of secondary education (depending on the type of school) and 2 to 6 years of higher education (depending on the type of education and the specialisation).
The education system of the Netherlands. The Dutch education system consists of eight years of primary education, a diversified secondary education system with different tracks and a binary higher education system.
The Dutch education system consists of eight years of primary education, a diversified secondary education system with different tracks and a binary higher education system.
Professions in education act (Wet BIO, 2004) School boards are obliged to take competent staff into their employment. Teacher training colleges use these competences as a guideline to their educational programme. An independant organisation (NVAO) accredits the teacher training colleges.
The following scheme gives an illustration of the Dutch education system. Compulsory education. The obligation to attend school is laid down in the Compulsory Education Act 1969. Every child must attend school full-time from the first school day of the month following its fifth birthday.
The Dutch education system. The higher education system in the Netherlands is based on a three-cycle degree system, consisting of a bachelor, master and PhD. Two types of programmes are ofered: research-oriented degree programmes ofered by research universities, and professional higher education programmes ofered by universities of applied ...
Netherlands. This country note provides an overview of the key characteristics of the education system in the Netherlands. It draws on data from Education at a Glance 2023.
