Higher education; first and older students, course of study, origin

This table shows the number of first and older year students at higher education institutions financed by the government by type of education, course of study, country of origin and country of birth (parents). CBS is moving towards a new classification of the population by origin. From now on, it is more decisive where a person was born, besides where one’s parents were born. The word migration background is no longer used. The main classification of Western/Non-Westerns is replaced by a classification based on continents and common immigration countries. This classification is gradually introduced in tables and publications with population by origin. From the academic year 2015/'16, this table also contains the number of enrolled students at a number of designated institutions: the theological universities and the University of Humanistics. From the academic year 2016/'17, the Transnational University of Limburg has also been included. This table uses the ISCED-F2013 format. This table shows the annual breakdown of students across the different fields of study. Due to clusters and splits of studies from year to year, this table is less suitable for a comparison of fields of study over the years. Data available from: academic year 2011/'12 . Status of the figures: The figures for the academic years up to 2020/‘21 are final and the figures for the academic year 2021/’22 are provisional. Changes as of 23 January 2023: None, this is a new table. When will the new figures come? In the first quarter of 2023, the preliminary figures for the academic year 2022/'23 will be available.