{"id":133348,"date":"2021-11-24T17:01:40","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T16:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=133348"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:26:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:26:00","slug":"1-6-million-people-now-have-a-student-debt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/11\/24\/1-6-million-people-now-have-a-student-debt\/","title":{"rendered":"1.6 million people now have a student debt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the beginning of this year, a record 1.6 million people in the Netherlands had a student debt. The average debt has not risen and is still 15.2 thousand euros.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/27133713\/Protestmars-studenten-malieveld-leenstelsel-studieschuld-Sabina-van-Gils-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139161\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/27133713\/Protestmars-studenten-malieveld-leenstelsel-studieschuld-Sabina-van-Gils-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139161 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/27133713\/Protestmars-studenten-malieveld-leenstelsel-studieschuld-Sabina-van-Gils-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139161 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/27133713\/Protestmars-studenten-malieveld-leenstelsel-studieschuld-Sabina-van-Gils-875x584.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139161 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/27133713\/Protestmars-studenten-malieveld-leenstelsel-studieschuld-Sabina-van-Gils-1280x854.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139161 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/27133713\/Protestmars-studenten-malieveld-leenstelsel-studieschuld-Sabina-van-Gils-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139161 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/27133713\/Protestmars-studenten-malieveld-leenstelsel-studieschuld-Sabina-van-Gils-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139161 225w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/27133713\/Protestmars-studenten-malieveld-leenstelsel-studieschuld-Sabina-van-Gils.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139161 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p data-component=\"image-credits\" class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 items-center text-base\">\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M19.5 5.25H16.9012L15.6234 3.33375C15.555 3.23114 15.4623 3.147 15.3535 3.08879C15.2448 3.03057 15.1233 3.00007 15 3H9C8.87665 3.00007 8.75522 3.03057 8.64648 3.08879C8.53773 3.147 8.44502 3.23114 8.37656 3.33375L7.09781 5.25H4.5C3.90326 5.25 3.33097 5.48705 2.90901 5.90901C2.48705 6.33097 2.25 6.90326 2.25 7.5V18C2.25 18.5967 2.48705 19.169 2.90901 19.591C3.33097 20.0129 3.90326 20.25 4.5 20.25H19.5C20.0967 20.25 20.669 20.0129 21.091 19.591C21.5129 19.169 21.75 18.5967 21.75 18V7.5C21.75 6.90326 21.5129 6.33097 21.091 5.90901C20.669 5.48705 20.0967 5.25 19.5 5.25ZM15.375 12.375C15.375 13.0425 15.1771 13.695 14.8062 14.25C14.4354 14.8051 13.9083 15.2376 13.2916 15.4931C12.6749 15.7485 11.9963 15.8154 11.3416 15.6852C10.6869 15.5549 10.0855 15.2335 9.61351 14.7615C9.14151 14.2895 8.82007 13.6881 8.68985 13.0334C8.55962 12.3787 8.62646 11.7001 8.88191 11.0834C9.13735 10.4667 9.56993 9.93964 10.125 9.56879C10.68 9.19794 11.3325 9 12 9C12.8951 9 13.7535 9.35558 14.3865 9.98851C15.0194 10.6214 15.375 11.4799 15.375 12.375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Sabina van Gils<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>This year, over 100 thousand more people have a student debt than the year before,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs.nl\/item?sc_itemid=9d6143b7-6043-4abf-862f-e8354a1c7ab4&amp;sc_lang=nl-nl\">according to a CBS report<\/a>. This is probably because in 2020, the year of the pandemic, more young people started studying. The success rate in secondary education was high and fewer young people took a gap year.<\/p>\n<iframe class=\"localfocusvisual\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;height:550px;overflow:hidden\" src=\"https:\/\/localfocuswidgets.net\/619e1c3046d27\"><\/iframe><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gemiddelde schuld blijft even hoog<\/h2><p>Since the introduction of student loans in 2015, the average student debt rose from 12.4 thousand euros to 15.2 thousand euros at the beginning of 2020. The fact that the total has not risen further may be due to government support measures, like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/2021\/02\/17\/coronacompensatie-halvering-collegegeld-en-jaar-extra-gratis-ov\/\">halving tuition fees<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Totale schuld neemt toe<\/h2><p>Nevertheless, the total debt of students and former students is rising. At the start of 2021, it was 24.4 billion euros, seven percent more than the previous year. Student debt has doubled since the introduction of student loans.<\/p>\n<iframe class=\"localfocusvisual\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;height:550px;overflow:hidden\" src=\"https:\/\/localfocuswidgets.net\/619e1bce4d9fc\"><\/iframe><p>Young people have the lowest debts, because they have not been borrowing money for so long. Under the age of 20, they have an average debt of 2.6 thousand euros, 30 percent less than the previous year. Among young adults aged between 20 and 25, the debt is 12.8 thousand euros, around the same as last year.<\/p>\n<p>For older people in the Netherlands, student debt has risen. 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https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/stemmen_gemeenteraadsverkiezingen_voting_international-students_-electios_2026_Ami-Rinn-832x468.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1772463864 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 p-4 @md:p-8 @xl:p-8 \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @sm:text-xl @md:text-2xl @xl:text-2xl\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/04\/28\/newly-elected-council-members-in-favour-of-better-support-for-students-against-rising-tuition-fees-and-planetary-health-diet\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tNewly elected council members in favour of better support for students, against rising tuition fees and Planetary Health Diet\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-04-28\">28 April 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tUniversity Council\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-mocha lg:hidden relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 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