Utrecht Student Population Indicators for Secondary and Primary Education

Utrecht in Cijfers, the municipal database of Utrecht, Netherlands, provides 17 indicators on the city's student population. The dataset, sourced from the Education Implementation Service and CBS, includes metrics on exam candidates, graduates, enrollment, and reference levels for primary education. It is part of a broader theme on Education & Skills.

Use Cases

• Analyze secondary education enrollment patterns based on the share of pupils by type of education and school location.
• Track vocational education participation based on the number of MBO students enrolled and graduated by sector.
• Assess primary education proficiency based on the reference levels for reading, counting, and language.
• Map student mobility based on the data linking pupil residence location to educational institution location.

Strengths

• Contains 17 distinct indicators covering multiple education levels.
• Sourced from official municipal and national statistical (CBS) authorities.
• Published under the permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Education Implementation Service; CBS (Statistics Netherlands)

Collection Method

Likely compiled from municipal administrative records and national statistics.

Time Range

null

Freshness

unknown

Geography

Utrecht, Netherlands, with potential breakdown by city neighborhoods.