SBI P 85
Primary and secondary schools, vocational colleges, universities, private training providers, language and music schools, driving schools, sports instructors and trainers – for educational publishers, suppliers of ICT and furniture, and service providers.
Our database holds 535,638 records (as of 4 November 2026); they are not yet assigned to an industry, so there are no counts of our own per industry yet. For your request we confirm the scope and data date in advance.
Export of the whole industry: €329 (final price). Selections by province, municipality or your own filters are quoted individually.
Official statistics: 146,165 businesses in the Netherlands according to CBS StatLine, table 81589NED “Bedrijven; bedrijfstak” (reference date 1 October 2026 (provisional), table updated 15 October 2026). Section P education; most of it is “other education” (85.5: 139,520) such as sports and cultural education, driving schools, tutoring and trainers, often sole traders. This is the size of the market, not the size of our database.
The industry is SBI section P. CBS counts 146,165 businesses (1 October 2026). Most of them fall under other education (85.5: 139,520): sports education (36,935), cultural education (17,580), driving schools (9,500) and a large remainder of trainers, coaches and tutors, often sole traders.
Schools in primary and secondary education are a small group in this statistic, with a few thousand businesses, because one school board can run several schools.
| SBI 2008 | CBS description | For your selection |
|---|---|---|
| 85.2 | Primary and special education | primary schools and special education |
| 85.3 | Secondary education | secondary schools (vmbo, havo, vwo) |
| 85.4 | Higher education | universities of applied sciences and universities |
| 85.51–85.52 | Sports education; cultural education | sports instructors, dance, music and arts education |
| 85.53 | Driving schools | driving schools |
| 85.59 | Other education (remainder) | trainers, language courses, tutoring, corporate training |
For publicly funded schools the government publishes addresses as open data; for private training providers there is a register with a different purpose.
These 15 columns are included.
Purchasing in primary and secondary education is often done by the school board, not by the individual school. For suppliers of teaching materials or ICT it can therefore pay to ask for boards rather than schools.
The many self-employed trainers and instructors are sole traders. The rules for personal data and the consent rule for calls apply to them; schools and boards are usually foundations and therefore legal entities.
We supply digital learning materials and are looking for secondary schools (SBI 85.3) in South Holland and Zeeland with phone number and website, preferably including the board. What can you deliver?
Use cases
Inform schools and boards by region about new teaching methods.
Map school boards and institutions for tenders.
Know partners and competitors by region.
Reach self-employed trainers and instructors as a target group.
Questions
Because many self-employed trainers, coaches, sports instructors and music teachers register under SBI 85.5. Schools themselves are a small part. Select by subclass if you only want schools. That is possible once the source provides the SBI code; the current records have no SBI code yet.
Through SBI 85.2, once the source provides the SBI code (the current records have no SBI code yet). For a complete list of publicly funded primary schools, DUO open data is the better basis; on request we combine it with contact details.
Schools and school boards are usually foundations and therefore legal entities, which you may call on business matters. Email requires prior consent.
146,165 businesses in the Netherlands according to CBS StatLine, table 81589NED “Bedrijven; bedrijfstak” (reference date 1 October 2026 (provisional), table updated 15 October 2026). Section P education; most of it is “other education” (85.5: 139,520) such as sports and cultural education, driving schools, tutoring and trainers, often sole traders. This is an official statistic, not the size of our dataset.
Format, sources, price and the rules for email and phone (Dutch Telecommunications Act): questions about all industries.
