Caribbean Netherlands; students mbo by level, sector and domain

Changed on: 18/03/2026 15:30

Caribbean Netherlands; students mbo by level, sector and domain
Education level	Fields of education	Caribbean Netherlands	Periods	MBOstudents (number)
Total MBO	Total fields of education	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	931
Total MBO	Total fields of education	Bonaire	2025/'26*	931
Total MBO	Total fields of education	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Total fields of education	Saba	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Sector Economics	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	299
Total MBO	Sector Economics	Bonaire	2025/'26*	299
Total MBO	Sector Economics	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Sector Economics	Saba	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Sector Technology	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	88
Total MBO	Sector Technology	Bonaire	2025/'26*	88
Total MBO	Sector Technology	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Sector Technology	Saba	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Sector Health and welfare	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	416
Total MBO	Sector Health and welfare	Bonaire	2025/'26*	416
Total MBO	Sector Health and welfare	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Sector Health and welfare	Saba	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Combination of sectors	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	128
Total MBO	Combination of sectors	Bonaire	2025/'26*	128
Total MBO	Combination of sectors	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Combination of sectors	Saba	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain Construction and infrastructure	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	0
Total MBO	Domain Construction and infrastructure	Bonaire	2025/'26*	0
Total MBO	Domain Construction and infrastructure	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain Construction and infrastructure	Saba	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain Final constr, timber, maintenance	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	38
Total MBO	Domain Final constr, timber, maintenance	Bonaire	2025/'26*	38
Total MBO	Domain Final constr, timber, maintenance	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain Final constr, timber, maintenance	Saba	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain Technique and process industry	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	28
Total MBO	Domain Technique and process industry	Bonaire	2025/'26*	28
Total MBO	Domain Technique and process industry	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain Technique and process industry	Saba	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain Media and design	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	0
Total MBO	Domain Media and design	Bonaire	2025/'26*	0
Total MBO	Domain Media and design	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain Media and design	Saba	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain Information, communication techno	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	57
Total MBO	Domain Information, communication techno	Bonaire	2025/'26*	57
Total MBO	Domain Information, communication techno	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain Information, communication techno	Saba	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain Mobility and vehicles	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	22
Total MBO	Domain Mobility and vehicles	Bonaire	2025/'26*	22
Total MBO	Domain Mobility and vehicles	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain Mobility and vehicles	Saba	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain Economy and administration.	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	146
Total MBO	Domain Economy and administration.	Bonaire	2025/'26*	146
Total MBO	Domain Economy and administration.	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain Economy and administration.	Saba	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain Security and sports	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	68
Total MBO	Domain Security and sports	Bonaire	2025/'26*	68
Total MBO	Domain Security and sports	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain Security and sports	Saba	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain External care	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	29
Total MBO	Domain External care	Bonaire	2025/'26*	29
Total MBO	Domain External care	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain External care	Saba	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain Hospitality and bakery	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	43
Total MBO	Domain Hospitality and bakery	Bonaire	2025/'26*	43
Total MBO	Domain Hospitality and bakery	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain Hospitality and bakery	Saba	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain Tourism and recreation	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	38
Total MBO	Domain Tourism and recreation	Bonaire	2025/'26*	38
Total MBO	Domain Tourism and recreation	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain Tourism and recreation	Saba	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain Health and welfare	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	334
Total MBO	Domain Health and welfare	Bonaire	2025/'26*	334
Total MBO	Domain Health and welfare	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain Health and welfare	Saba	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain Food, nature, living surroundings	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	123
Total MBO	Domain Food, nature, living surroundings	Bonaire	2025/'26*	123
Total MBO	Domain Food, nature, living surroundings	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain Food, nature, living surroundings	Saba	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain not classified	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	5
Total MBO	Domain not classified	Bonaire	2025/'26*	5
Total MBO	Domain not classified	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
Total MBO	Domain not classified	Saba	2025/'26*
MBO entrance training	Total fields of education	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	128
MBO entrance training	Total fields of education	Bonaire	2025/'26*	128
MBO entrance training	Total fields of education	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
MBO entrance training	Total fields of education	Saba	2025/'26*
MBO entrance training	Sector Economics	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	0
MBO entrance training	Sector Economics	Bonaire	2025/'26*	0
MBO entrance training	Sector Economics	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
MBO entrance training	Sector Economics	Saba	2025/'26*
MBO entrance training	Sector Technology	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	0
MBO entrance training	Sector Technology	Bonaire	2025/'26*	0
MBO entrance training	Sector Technology	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
MBO entrance training	Sector Technology	Saba	2025/'26*
MBO entrance training	Sector Health and welfare	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	0
MBO entrance training	Sector Health and welfare	Bonaire	2025/'26*	0
MBO entrance training	Sector Health and welfare	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
MBO entrance training	Sector Health and welfare	Saba	2025/'26*
MBO entrance training	Combination of sectors	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	128
MBO entrance training	Combination of sectors	Bonaire	2025/'26*	128
MBO entrance training	Combination of sectors	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
MBO entrance training	Combination of sectors	Saba	2025/'26*
MBO entrance training	Domain Construction and infrastructure	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	0
MBO entrance training	Domain Construction and infrastructure	Bonaire	2025/'26*	0
MBO entrance training	Domain Construction and infrastructure	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
MBO entrance training	Domain Construction and infrastructure	Saba	2025/'26*
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

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.

Description topics

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.