Caribbean Netherlands; pupils primary and students secondary education

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Caribbean Netherlands; pupils primary and students secondary education
Gender Pupil characteristics Caribbean Netherlands Periods Participants en students (number)
Total male and female Total primary education Caribbean Netherlands 2022/'23* 2,408
Total male and female Total primary education Bonaire 2022/'23* 1,952
Total male and female Total primary education St Eustatius 2022/'23* 306
Total male and female Total primary education Saba 2022/'23* 150
Total male and female Younger than 5 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022/'23* 259
Total male and female Younger than 5 years Bonaire 2022/'23* 218
Total male and female Younger than 5 years St Eustatius 2022/'23* 27
Total male and female Younger than 5 years Saba 2022/'23* 14
Total male and female 5 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022/'23* 260
Total male and female 5 years Bonaire 2022/'23* 210
Total male and female 5 years St Eustatius 2022/'23* 29
Total male and female 5 years Saba 2022/'23* 21
Total male and female 6 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022/'23* 267
Total male and female 6 years Bonaire 2022/'23* 215
Total male and female 6 years St Eustatius 2022/'23* 32
Total male and female 6 years Saba 2022/'23* 20
Total male and female 7 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022/'23* 301
Total male and female 7 years Bonaire 2022/'23* 241
Total male and female 7 years St Eustatius 2022/'23* 38
Total male and female 7 years Saba 2022/'23* 22
Total male and female 8 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022/'23* 311
Total male and female 8 years Bonaire 2022/'23* 245
Total male and female 8 years St Eustatius 2022/'23* 44
Total male and female 8 years Saba 2022/'23* 22
Total male and female 9 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022/'23* 318
Total male and female 9 years Bonaire 2022/'23* 259
Total male and female 9 years St Eustatius 2022/'23* 44
Total male and female 9 years Saba 2022/'23* 15
Total male and female 10 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022/'23* 293
Total male and female 10 years Bonaire 2022/'23* 242
Total male and female 10 years St Eustatius 2022/'23* 36
Total male and female 10 years Saba 2022/'23* 15
Total male and female 11 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022/'23* 297
Total male and female 11 years Bonaire 2022/'23* 243
Total male and female 11 years St Eustatius 2022/'23* 39
Total male and female 11 years Saba 2022/'23* 15
Total male and female 12 years or older Caribbean Netherlands 2022/'23* 102
Total male and female 12 years or older Bonaire 2022/'23* 79
Total male and female 12 years or older St Eustatius 2022/'23* 17
Total male and female 12 years or older Saba 2022/'23* 6
Total male and female Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO) Caribbean Netherlands 2022/'23* 2,448
Total male and female Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO) Bonaire 2022/'23* 2,073
Total male and female Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO) St Eustatius 2022/'23* 258
Total male and female Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO) Saba 2022/'23* 117
Total male and female Total secondary general education (VO) Caribbean Netherlands 2022/'23* 1,615
Total male and female Total secondary general education (VO) Bonaire 2022/'23* 1,325
Total male and female Total secondary general education (VO) St Eustatius 2022/'23* 187
Total male and female Total secondary general education (VO) Saba 2022/'23* 103
Total male and female VO: Practical education Caribbean Netherlands 2022/'23* 191
Total male and female VO: Practical education Bonaire 2022/'23* 165
Total male and female VO: Practical education St Eustatius 2022/'23* 16
Total male and female VO: Practical education Saba 2022/'23* 10
Total male and female VO: Lower forms Caribbean Netherlands 2022/'23* 775
Total male and female VO: Lower forms Bonaire 2022/'23* 575
Total male and female VO: Lower forms St Eustatius 2022/'23* 138
Total male and female VO: Lower forms Saba 2022/'23* 62
Total male and female VO: General programmes Caribbean Netherlands 2022/'23* 432
Total male and female VO: General programmes Bonaire 2022/'23* 368
Total male and female VO: General programmes St Eustatius 2022/'23* 33
Total male and female VO: General programmes Saba 2022/'23* 31
Total male and female VO: Pre-vocational programmes Caribbean Netherlands 2022/'23* 217
Total male and female VO: Pre-vocational programmes Bonaire 2022/'23* 217
Total male and female VO: Pre-vocational programmes St Eustatius 2022/'23*
Total male and female VO: Pre-vocational programmes Saba 2022/'23*
Total male and female Vocational education - CVQ Caribbean Netherlands 2022/'23* 85
Total male and female Vocational education - CVQ Bonaire 2022/'23*
Total male and female Vocational education - CVQ St Eustatius 2022/'23* 71
Total male and female Vocational education - CVQ Saba 2022/'23* 14
Total male and female Vocational education - MBO Caribbean Netherlands 2022/'23* 748
Total male and female Vocational education - MBO Bonaire 2022/'23* 748
Total male and female Vocational education - MBO St Eustatius 2022/'23*
Total male and female Vocational education - MBO Saba 2022/'23*
Source: CBS.
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This table contains information about pupils and students 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 study year on St Eustatius and Saba. On account of the introduction of the CVQ-system, there are no longer MBO students as of study 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 and study year.

Status of the figures:
Figures over school year and study year 2021/’22 are revised provisional and figures over school year and study year 2022/’23 are provisional figures. All other figures are final.

Changes as of 15 March 2022:
The revised provisional figures over school year and study year 2021/'22 and the provisional figures over school year and study year 2022/'23 have been added.
The figures over school year and study year 2020/'21 have become final.

MBO participants are now referred to as MBO students. This has been corrected in this table. In 2018, it was decided to refer to MBO participants as MBO students from then on.

When will new figures be published?
In the first quarter of 2024, the revised provisional figures over school year and study year 2022/'23 and the provisional figures over school year and study year 2023/'24 will come available.
The figures over school year and study year 2021/'22 will become final.

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