Caribbean Netherlands; pupils primary and students secondary education

Changed on: 18/03/2026 15:30

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	2025/'26*	2,723
Total male and female	Total primary education	Bonaire	2025/'26*	2,236
Total male and female	Total primary education	St Eustatius	2025/'26*	328
Total male and female	Total primary education	Saba	2025/'26*	159
Total male and female	Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO)	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	2,804
Total male and female	Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO)	Bonaire	2025/'26*	2,459
Total male and female	Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO)	St Eustatius	2025/'26*	236
Total male and female	Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO)	Saba	2025/'26*	109
Total male and female	Total secondary general education (VO)	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	1,829
Total male and female	Total secondary general education (VO)	Bonaire	2025/'26*	1,528
Total male and female	Total secondary general education (VO)	St Eustatius	2025/'26*	208
Total male and female	Total secondary general education (VO)	Saba	2025/'26*	93
Total male and female	VO: Practical education	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	212
Total male and female	VO: Practical education	Bonaire	2025/'26*	183
Total male and female	VO: Practical education	St Eustatius	2025/'26*	14
Total male and female	VO: Practical education	Saba	2025/'26*	15
Total male and female	VO: Lower forms	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	802
Total male and female	VO: Lower forms	Bonaire	2025/'26*	629
Total male and female	VO: Lower forms	St Eustatius	2025/'26*	132
Total male and female	VO: Lower forms	Saba	2025/'26*	41
Total male and female	VO: General programmes	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	513
Total male and female	VO: General programmes	Bonaire	2025/'26*	414
Total male and female	VO: General programmes	St Eustatius	2025/'26*	62
Total male and female	VO: General programmes	Saba	2025/'26*	37
Total male and female	VO: Pre-vocational programmes	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	302
Total male and female	VO: Pre-vocational programmes	Bonaire	2025/'26*	302
Total male and female	VO: Pre-vocational programmes	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
Total male and female	VO: Pre-vocational programmes	Saba	2025/'26*
Total male and female	Vocational education - CVQ	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	44
Total male and female	Vocational education - CVQ	Bonaire	2025/'26*
Total male and female	Vocational education - CVQ	St Eustatius	2025/'26*	28
Total male and female	Vocational education - CVQ	Saba	2025/'26*	16
Total male and female	Vocational education - MBO	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	931
Total male and female	Vocational education - MBO	Bonaire	2025/'26*	931
Total male and female	Vocational education - MBO	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
Total male and female	Vocational education - MBO	Saba	2025/'26*
Male	Total primary education	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	1,366
Male	Total primary education	Bonaire	2025/'26*	1,141
Male	Total primary education	St Eustatius	2025/'26*	145
Male	Total primary education	Saba	2025/'26*	80
Male	Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO)	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	.
Male	Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO)	Bonaire	2025/'26*	.
Male	Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO)	St Eustatius	2025/'26*	.
Male	Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO)	Saba	2025/'26*	.
Male	Total secondary general education (VO)	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	931
Male	Total secondary general education (VO)	Bonaire	2025/'26*	789
Male	Total secondary general education (VO)	St Eustatius	2025/'26*	100
Male	Total secondary general education (VO)	Saba	2025/'26*	42
Male	VO: Practical education	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	142
Male	VO: Practical education	Bonaire	2025/'26*	125
Male	VO: Practical education	St Eustatius	2025/'26*	8
Male	VO: Practical education	Saba	2025/'26*	9
Male	VO: Lower forms	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	387
Male	VO: Lower forms	Bonaire	2025/'26*	304
Male	VO: Lower forms	St Eustatius	2025/'26*	66
Male	VO: Lower forms	Saba	2025/'26*	17
Male	VO: General programmes	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	228
Male	VO: General programmes	Bonaire	2025/'26*	186
Male	VO: General programmes	St Eustatius	2025/'26*	26
Male	VO: General programmes	Saba	2025/'26*	16
Male	VO: Pre-vocational programmes	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	174
Male	VO: Pre-vocational programmes	Bonaire	2025/'26*	174
Male	VO: Pre-vocational programmes	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
Male	VO: Pre-vocational programmes	Saba	2025/'26*
Male	Vocational education - CVQ	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	25
Male	Vocational education - CVQ	Bonaire	2025/'26*
Male	Vocational education - CVQ	St Eustatius	2025/'26*	12
Male	Vocational education - CVQ	Saba	2025/'26*	13
Male	Vocational education - MBO	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	.
Male	Vocational education - MBO	Bonaire	2025/'26*	.
Male	Vocational education - MBO	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
Male	Vocational education - MBO	Saba	2025/'26*
Female	Total primary education	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	1,357
Female	Total primary education	Bonaire	2025/'26*	1,095
Female	Total primary education	St Eustatius	2025/'26*	183
Female	Total primary education	Saba	2025/'26*	79
Female	Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO)	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	.
Female	Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO)	Bonaire	2025/'26*	.
Female	Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO)	St Eustatius	2025/'26*	.
Female	Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO)	Saba	2025/'26*	.
Female	Total secondary general education (VO)	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	898
Female	Total secondary general education (VO)	Bonaire	2025/'26*	739
Female	Total secondary general education (VO)	St Eustatius	2025/'26*	108
Female	Total secondary general education (VO)	Saba	2025/'26*	51
Female	VO: Practical education	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	70
Female	VO: Practical education	Bonaire	2025/'26*	58
Female	VO: Practical education	St Eustatius	2025/'26*	6
Female	VO: Practical education	Saba	2025/'26*	6
Female	VO: Lower forms	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	415
Female	VO: Lower forms	Bonaire	2025/'26*	325
Female	VO: Lower forms	St Eustatius	2025/'26*	66
Female	VO: Lower forms	Saba	2025/'26*	24
Female	VO: General programmes	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	285
Female	VO: General programmes	Bonaire	2025/'26*	228
Female	VO: General programmes	St Eustatius	2025/'26*	36
Female	VO: General programmes	Saba	2025/'26*	21
Female	VO: Pre-vocational programmes	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	128
Female	VO: Pre-vocational programmes	Bonaire	2025/'26*	128
Female	VO: Pre-vocational programmes	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
Female	VO: Pre-vocational programmes	Saba	2025/'26*
Female	Vocational education - CVQ	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	19
Female	Vocational education - CVQ	Bonaire	2025/'26*
Female	Vocational education - CVQ	St Eustatius	2025/'26*	16
Female	Vocational education - CVQ	Saba	2025/'26*	3
Female	Vocational education - MBO	Caribbean Netherlands	2025/'26*	.
Female	Vocational education - MBO	Bonaire	2025/'26*	.
Female	Vocational education - MBO	St Eustatius	2025/'26*
Female	Vocational education - MBO	Saba	2025/'26*
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

Table explanation

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 2024/’25 are revised provisional and figures over school year and study year 2025/’26 are provisional. All other figures are final.

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

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

Description topics

Participants en students