Total Student Debt Falls for the First Time, to €28 Billion - DutchNews.nl
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Total student debts in Netherlands decreased for first time this year
The total student debt held by Dutch students and former students fell for the first time in 2026, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reported based on provisional figures. At the start of this year, the total student debt stood at €28 billion, €0.8 billion less than a year earlier.The number of people with student debt also declined, marking the third consecutive year of such a drop. At the beginning of 2025, just over 1.5 million students and former…
The total student debt of students and alumni has fallen for the first time. At the beginning of this year, that debt stood at 28 billion euros, 800 million less than a year earlier. This is reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). "It probably has everything to do with the fact that the loan system has been abolished for a few years now," says chief economist Peter Hein van Mulligen of the CBS. "You already saw the total debt increasing less …
Since the reintroduction of the basic grant, new students have clearly started borrowing less, but the number of high debts continues to grow.
For the first time, the total amount of student debt has decreased. At the beginning of 2026, it stood at 28 billion euros, 800 million less than at the beginning of 2025. However, the average debt per student continues to increase.
The total student debt of Dutch students and alumni has decreased for the first time. This is reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) based on preliminary figures. However, there are increasing numbers of people with debts exceeding 50,000 euros.
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