Nepal

Diploma	Comparable to
Certificate – Secondary Education Examinations, Grade-10 (from 2017 onwards)	a diploma
Certificate – School Leaving Certificate Examination (before 2017)	a VMBO-T diploma
Migration Certificate – School Leaving Certificate (Grade XI-XII) with a pass for: English or Nepali; and at least 4 different subjects of the science, humanities or law stream. (from 2017 onwards)	a diploma
Migration Certificate – School Leaving Certificate (Grade XI-XII) with a pass for: English or Nepali; and at least 4 different subjects of the management or education stream. (from 2017 onwards)	a HAVO diploma with vocational subjects
Migration Certificate – School Leaving Certificate (Grade XI-XII) (from 2022)	Please contact us for a credential evaluation
Migration Certificate – Higher Secondary Secondary Education Board Examinations with a pass for: English or Nepali; and at least 4 different subjects of the science, humanities or law stream.	a HAVO diploma
Migration Certificate – Higher Secondary Secondary Education Board Examinations with a pass for: English or Nepali; and at least 4 different subjects of the management or education stream.	a HAVO diploma with vocational subjects
Bachelor’s degree ( : 3 years)	3 years of or 1 year of
Bachelor’s degree (duration: 4 years)	an HBO bachelor's degree or 2 years of WO
Bachelor’s degree (duration: at least 5 years)	a WO bachelor's degree
Bachelor of Education (duration: 1 year)	usually an HBO bachelor's degree
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B)	a WO bachelor's degree
Post Graduate Diploma	Please contact us for a credential evaluation
Master's degree	Please contact us for a credential evaluation
Master of Philosophy (MPhil)	a WO master's degree

Source

VMBO-T

Preparatory vocational secondary education – theoretical programme (voorbereidend middelbaar beroepsonderwijs - theoretische leerweg, VMBO-T). A VMBO-T diploma is awarded upon successful completion of a 4-year programme of vocational secondary education (theoretical programme).

MBO

Secondary vocational education (middelbaar beroepsonderwijs, MBO). MBO prepares pupils for the professional practice or further study. This type of education follows on from VMBO; its duration will depend on the chosen qualification. MBO comprises 4 levels (I-IV). Read more on the website of SBB.

HAVO

Senior general secondary education (hoger algemeen voortgezet onderwijs, HAVO). A HAVO diploma is awarded upon successful completion of a 5-year programme of general secondary education.

VWO

Pre-university education (voorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs, VWO). A VWO diploma is awarded upon successful completion of a 6-year programme of pre-university education. VWO is the highest level of general secondary education available in the Netherlands.

HBO

Higher professional education (hoger beroepsonderwijs, HBO). Dutch higher education distinguishes between research-oriented higher education (wetenschappelijk onderwijs, WO) and higher professional education (hoger beroepsonderwijs, HBO). HBO is more oriented towards professions in specific areas than WO, and has traditionally been offered at universities of applied sciences (hogescholen).

Research-oriented higher education (wetenschappelijk onderwijs, WO). Dutch higher education distinguishes between research-oriented higher education (wetenschappelijk onderwijs, WO) and higher professional education (hoger beroepsonderwijs, HBO). WO is oriented more towards theory and research than HBO, and has traditionally been offered at research universities (universiteiten).