Caribbean Netherlands; pupils in primary and secondary education

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Caribbean Netherlands; pupils in primary and secondary education
Gender Pupil characteristics Caribbean Netherlands Periods Participants (number)
Total male and female Total primary education Caribbean Netherlands 2021/'22* 2,448
Total male and female Total primary education Bonaire 2021/'22* 1,953
Total male and female Total primary education St Eustatius 2021/'22* 321
Total male and female Total primary education Saba 2021/'22* 174
Total male and female Younger than 5 years Caribbean Netherlands 2021/'22* 260
Total male and female Younger than 5 years Bonaire 2021/'22* 205
Total male and female Younger than 5 years St Eustatius 2021/'22* 30
Total male and female Younger than 5 years Saba 2021/'22* 25
Total male and female 5 years Caribbean Netherlands 2021/'22* 250
Total male and female 5 years Bonaire 2021/'22* 198
Total male and female 5 years St Eustatius 2021/'22* 31
Total male and female 5 years Saba 2021/'22* 21
Total male and female 6 years Caribbean Netherlands 2021/'22* 295
Total male and female 6 years Bonaire 2021/'22* 235
Total male and female 6 years St Eustatius 2021/'22* 36
Total male and female 6 years Saba 2021/'22* 24
Total male and female 7 years Caribbean Netherlands 2021/'22* 310
Total male and female 7 years Bonaire 2021/'22* 247
Total male and female 7 years St Eustatius 2021/'22* 43
Total male and female 7 years Saba 2021/'22* 20
Total male and female 8 years Caribbean Netherlands 2021/'22* 303
Total male and female 8 years Bonaire 2021/'22* 248
Total male and female 8 years St Eustatius 2021/'22* 38
Total male and female 8 years Saba 2021/'22* 17
Total male and female 9 years Caribbean Netherlands 2021/'22* 297
Total male and female 9 years Bonaire 2021/'22* 240
Total male and female 9 years St Eustatius 2021/'22* 38
Total male and female 9 years Saba 2021/'22* 19
Total male and female 10 years Caribbean Netherlands 2021/'22* 317
Total male and female 10 years Bonaire 2021/'22* 265
Total male and female 10 years St Eustatius 2021/'22* 41
Total male and female 10 years Saba 2021/'22* 11
Total male and female 11 years Caribbean Netherlands 2021/'22* 309
Total male and female 11 years Bonaire 2021/'22* 241
Total male and female 11 years St Eustatius 2021/'22* 46
Total male and female 11 years Saba 2021/'22* 22
Total male and female 12 years or older Caribbean Netherlands 2021/'22* 107
Total male and female 12 years or older Bonaire 2021/'22* 74
Total male and female 12 years or older St Eustatius 2021/'22* 18
Total male and female 12 years or older Saba 2021/'22* 15
Total male and female Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO) Caribbean Netherlands 2021/'22* 2,385
Total male and female Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO) Bonaire 2021/'22* 2,009
Total male and female Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO) St Eustatius 2021/'22* 252
Total male and female Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO) Saba 2021/'22* 124
Total male and female Total secondary general education (VO) Caribbean Netherlands 2021/'22* 1,571
Total male and female Total secondary general education (VO) Bonaire 2021/'22* 1,284
Total male and female Total secondary general education (VO) St Eustatius 2021/'22* 184
Total male and female Total secondary general education (VO) Saba 2021/'22* 103
Total male and female VO: Practical education Caribbean Netherlands 2021/'22* 214
Total male and female VO: Practical education Bonaire 2021/'22* 183
Total male and female VO: Practical education St Eustatius 2021/'22* 20
Total male and female VO: Practical education Saba 2021/'22* 11
Total male and female VO: Lower forms Caribbean Netherlands 2021/'22* 708
Total male and female VO: Lower forms Bonaire 2021/'22* 526
Total male and female VO: Lower forms St Eustatius 2021/'22* 132
Total male and female VO: Lower forms Saba 2021/'22* 50
Total male and female VO: General programmes Caribbean Netherlands 2021/'22* 415
Total male and female VO: General programmes Bonaire 2021/'22* 341
Total male and female VO: General programmes St Eustatius 2021/'22* 32
Total male and female VO: General programmes Saba 2021/'22* 42
Total male and female VO: Pre-vocational programmes Caribbean Netherlands 2021/'22* 234
Total male and female VO: Pre-vocational programmes Bonaire 2021/'22* 234
Total male and female VO: Pre-vocational programmes St Eustatius 2021/'22*
Total male and female VO: Pre-vocational programmes Saba 2021/'22*
Total male and female Vocational education - CVQ Caribbean Netherlands 2021/'22* 89
Total male and female Vocational education - CVQ Bonaire 2021/'22*
Total male and female Vocational education - CVQ St Eustatius 2021/'22* 68
Total male and female Vocational education - CVQ Saba 2021/'22* 21
Total male and female Vocational education - MBO Caribbean Netherlands 2021/'22* 725
Total male and female Vocational education - MBO Bonaire 2021/'22* 725
Total male and female Vocational education - MBO St Eustatius 2021/'22*
Total male and female Vocational education - MBO Saba 2021/'22*
Source: CBS.
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This table contains information about pupils who participate in primary, secondary general and secondary vocational education 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 pupils are given by region (Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba), by age and gender in primary education and by level (as of the 2014/’15 school year) and gender in secondary general education. As of school year 2019/’20 the students of the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) are added; this vocationally oriented education was introduced as of that school year on St Eustatius and Saba. On account of the introduction of the CVQ-system, there are no longer MBO students as of school year 2021/’22 on St Eustatius and Saba.

As of 10 October 2010, the islands of Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba have 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: the 2009/'10 school year.

Status of the figures:
Figures over school year 2020/’21 are revised provisional and figures over school year 2021/’22 are provisional figures. All other figures are final.

Changes as of 15 March 2022:
The revised provisional figures over school year 2020/'21 and the provisional figures over school year 2021/'22 have been added.
The figures over school year 2019/'20 have become final.

When will new figures be published?
In the first quarter of 2023, the revised provisional figures over school year 2021/'22 and the provisional figures over school year 2022/'23 will come available.
The figures over school year 2020/'21 will become final.

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