doorstroming

Doorstroming is a Dutch term that denotes movement through a system, from one stage to another, or through space. The concept is used across sectors to describe throughput, progression, or mobility that improves the fit between needs and supply. The term stems from door (through) and stroming (flow).

In education, doorstroming refers to student progression to higher levels or tracks, such as from primary to secondary education, or from general to more specialized tracks within secondary education. Policy attention focuses on maintaining opportunities for advancement while preventing bottlenecks; indicators include transition rates and dropout rates.

In housing, especially in the social housing sector, doorstroming describes the mobility of tenants between dwellings or neighborhoods to better match household size and income with available housing stock. Policies aim to facilitate timely exchanges and prevent long waiting lists. Indicators include turnover rates and average waiting times for a suitable home.

In other contexts, doorstroming can refer to throughput in systems such as healthcare, where patient doorstroom aims to reduce bottlenecks and improve flow through clinics, or in infrastructure and labor markets, where it describes the movement of people or goods through processes. Overall, doorstroming is about improving efficiency and alignment by enabling appropriate transition and movement within a system.