Is homeschooling legal in the Netherlands?
Illegal
Homeschooling is prohibited.
The Netherlands is one of 26 countries classified “Illegal” for homeschooling — 33% of the 79 with data.
Source
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Belgium
- Legal with conditions Homeschooling is legal only under conditions such as approval, registration or inspection.
- Luxembourg
- Legal Homeschooling is legal.
- Germany
- Illegal Homeschooling is prohibited.
- Denmark
- Legal with conditions Homeschooling is legal only under conditions such as approval, registration or inspection.
- France
- Legal with conditions Homeschooling is legal only under conditions such as approval, registration or inspection.
- United Kingdom
- Legal Homeschooling is legal.
Other laws in Netherlands
- Jaywalking
- Legal
- Drinking in Public
- Legal
- Public Smoking Bans
- Comprehensive ban
- Driving Age
- 16–17
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