Caribbean Netherlands; students mbo by level, sector and domain

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Education level Fields of education MBOstudents (number)
Total MBO Total fields of education 931
Sector Economics 299
Sector Technology 88
Sector Health and welfare 416
Combination of sectors 128
Domain Construction and infrastructure 0
Domain Final constr, timber, maintenance 38
Domain Technique and process industry 28
Domain Media and design 0
Domain Information, communication techno 57
Domain Mobility and vehicles 22
Domain Economy and administration. 146
Domain Security and sports 68
Domain External care 29
Domain Hospitality and bakery 43
Domain Tourism and recreation 38
Domain Health and welfare 334
Domain Food, nature, living surroundings 123
Domain not classified 5
MBO entrance training Total fields of education 128
Sector Economics 0
Sector Technology 0
Sector Health and welfare 0
Combination of sectors 128
Domain Construction and infrastructure 0
Domain Final constr, timber, maintenance 0
Domain Technique and process industry 0
Domain Media and design 0
Domain Information, communication techno 0
Domain Mobility and vehicles 0
Domain Economy and administration. 0
Domain Security and sports 0
Domain External care 0
Domain Hospitality and bakery 0
Domain Tourism and recreation 0
Domain Health and welfare 0
Domain Food, nature, living surroundings 123
Domain not classified 5
MBO level 2 Total fields of education 263
Sector Economics 91
Sector Technology 45
Sector Health and welfare 127
Combination of sectors 0
Domain Construction and infrastructure 0
Domain Final constr, timber, maintenance 17
Domain Technique and process industry 14
Domain Media and design 0
Domain Information, communication techno 0
Domain Mobility and vehicles 14
Domain Economy and administration. 45
Domain Security and sports 15
Domain External care 0
Domain Hospitality and bakery 31
Domain Tourism and recreation 0
Domain Health and welfare 127
Domain Food, nature, living surroundings 0
Domain not classified 0
MBO level 3 Total fields of education 326
Sector Economics 102
Sector Technology 43
Sector Health and welfare 181
Combination of sectors 0
Domain Construction and infrastructure 0
Domain Final constr, timber, maintenance 21
Domain Technique and process industry 14
Domain Media and design 0
Domain Information, communication techno 18
Domain Mobility and vehicles 8
Domain Economy and administration. 55
Domain Security and sports 34
Domain External care 22
Domain Hospitality and bakery 12
Domain Tourism and recreation 17
Domain Health and welfare 125
Domain Food, nature, living surroundings 0
Domain not classified 0
MBO level 4 Total fields of education 214
Sector Economics 106
Sector Technology 0
Sector Health and welfare 108
Combination of sectors 0
Domain Construction and infrastructure 0
Domain Final constr, timber, maintenance 0
Domain Technique and process industry 0
Domain Media and design 0
Domain Information, communication techno 39
Domain Mobility and vehicles 0
Domain Economy and administration. 46
Domain Security and sports 19
Domain External care 7
Domain Hospitality and bakery 0
Domain Tourism and recreation 21
Domain Health and welfare 82
Domain Food, nature, living surroundings 0
Domain not classified 0
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains information about students who participate in secondary vocational education, MBO (‘middelbaar beroepsonderwijs’) in particular, on the islands of the Caribbean Netherlands. Only education that is funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science is included in the tables. The numbers of students are given by region (Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba), by level (MBO-1, MBO-2, MBO-3, MBO-4) and by fields of education (‘sector’ and ‘domain’). Students in Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ), a Caribbean education system that was introduced in study year 2019/’20 on St Eustatius and Saba, are not included in the figures. On account of the introduction of the CVQ-system, there are no longer MBO students from study year 2021/’22 on St Eustatius and Saba.
As of 10 October 2010, the islands of Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba have held the status of ‘special municipalities’ of the Netherlands. The education in the Caribbean Netherlands forms part of the Dutch national education system. The Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science is responsible for education policies.

Data available from: study year 2009/'10.

Status of the figures:
Figures over study year 2024/’25 are revised provisional and figures over study year 2025/’26 are provisional. All other figures are final.

Changes as of 18 March 2026:
The final figures over study year 2023/'24, revised provisional figures over study year 2024/'25 and the provisional figures over study year 2025/'26 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
In the first quarter of 2027, the revised provisional figures over study year 2025/'26 and the provisional figures over study year 2026/'27 will come available. The figures over study year 2024/'25 will become final.

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MBOstudents
Until the 2019/’20 study year government funded secondary vocational education on the islands of the Caribbean Netherlands consisted entirely of ‘middelbaar beroepsonderwijs (mbo)’, similar to the European part of the Netherlands. The courses offered at this level were limited in scale (St Eustatius and Saba in particular). As of 2012/’13, St Eustatius and Saba only offer the assistant/entrance training (level 1) and level 2 of MBO. Bonaire already had publicly funded mbo at all four levels.