Caribbean Netherlands; pupils primary and students secondary education

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 2023/'24* 2,428
Total male and female Total primary education Bonaire 2023/'24* 1,979
Total male and female Total primary education St Eustatius 2023/'24* 296
Total male and female Total primary education Saba 2023/'24* 153
Total male and female Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO) Caribbean Netherlands 2023/'24* 2,522
Total male and female Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO) Bonaire 2023/'24* 2,171
Total male and female Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO) St Eustatius 2023/'24* 237
Total male and female Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO) Saba 2023/'24* 114
Total male and female Total secondary general education (VO) Caribbean Netherlands 2023/'24* 1,692
Total male and female Total secondary general education (VO) Bonaire 2023/'24* 1,415
Total male and female Total secondary general education (VO) St Eustatius 2023/'24* 187
Total male and female Total secondary general education (VO) Saba 2023/'24* 90
Total male and female VO: Practical education Caribbean Netherlands 2023/'24* 201
Total male and female VO: Practical education Bonaire 2023/'24* 174
Total male and female VO: Practical education St Eustatius 2023/'24* 13
Total male and female VO: Practical education Saba 2023/'24* 14
Total male and female Vocational education - CVQ Caribbean Netherlands 2023/'24* 74
Total male and female Vocational education - CVQ Bonaire 2023/'24*
Total male and female Vocational education - CVQ St Eustatius 2023/'24* 50
Total male and female Vocational education - CVQ Saba 2023/'24* 24
Total male and female Vocational education - MBO Caribbean Netherlands 2023/'24* 756
Total male and female Vocational education - MBO Bonaire 2023/'24* 756
Total male and female Vocational education - MBO St Eustatius 2023/'24*
Total male and female Vocational education - MBO Saba 2023/'24*
Male Total primary education Caribbean Netherlands 2023/'24* 1,223
Male Total primary education Bonaire 2023/'24* 1,014
Male Total primary education St Eustatius 2023/'24* 135
Male Total primary education Saba 2023/'24* 74
Male Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO) Caribbean Netherlands 2023/'24* .
Male Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO) Bonaire 2023/'24* .
Male Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO) St Eustatius 2023/'24* .
Male Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO) Saba 2023/'24* .
Male Total secondary general education (VO) Caribbean Netherlands 2023/'24* 867
Male Total secondary general education (VO) Bonaire 2023/'24* 729
Male Total secondary general education (VO) St Eustatius 2023/'24* 94
Male Total secondary general education (VO) Saba 2023/'24* 44
Male VO: Practical education Caribbean Netherlands 2023/'24* 128
Male VO: Practical education Bonaire 2023/'24* 111
Male VO: Practical education St Eustatius 2023/'24* 9
Male VO: Practical education Saba 2023/'24* 8
Male Vocational education - CVQ Caribbean Netherlands 2023/'24* 43
Male Vocational education - CVQ Bonaire 2023/'24*
Male Vocational education - CVQ St Eustatius 2023/'24* 30
Male Vocational education - CVQ Saba 2023/'24* 13
Male Vocational education - MBO Caribbean Netherlands 2023/'24* .
Male Vocational education - MBO Bonaire 2023/'24* .
Male Vocational education - MBO St Eustatius 2023/'24*
Male Vocational education - MBO Saba 2023/'24*
Female Total primary education Caribbean Netherlands 2023/'24* 1,205
Female Total primary education Bonaire 2023/'24* 965
Female Total primary education St Eustatius 2023/'24* 161
Female Total primary education Saba 2023/'24* 79
Female Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO) Caribbean Netherlands 2023/'24* .
Female Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO) Bonaire 2023/'24* .
Female Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO) St Eustatius 2023/'24* .
Female Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO) Saba 2023/'24* .
Female Total secondary general education (VO) Caribbean Netherlands 2023/'24* 825
Female Total secondary general education (VO) Bonaire 2023/'24* 686
Female Total secondary general education (VO) St Eustatius 2023/'24* 93
Female Total secondary general education (VO) Saba 2023/'24* 46
Female VO: Practical education Caribbean Netherlands 2023/'24* 73
Female VO: Practical education Bonaire 2023/'24* 63
Female VO: Practical education St Eustatius 2023/'24* 4
Female VO: Practical education Saba 2023/'24* 6
Female Vocational education - CVQ Caribbean Netherlands 2023/'24* 31
Female Vocational education - CVQ Bonaire 2023/'24*
Female Vocational education - CVQ St Eustatius 2023/'24* 20
Female Vocational education - CVQ Saba 2023/'24* 11
Female Vocational education - MBO Caribbean Netherlands 2023/'24* .
Female Vocational education - MBO Bonaire 2023/'24* .
Female Vocational education - MBO St Eustatius 2023/'24*
Female Vocational education - MBO Saba 2023/'24*
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 2022/’23 are revised provisional and figures over school year and study year 2023/’24 are provisional. All other figures are final.

Changes as of 15 March 2024:
The final figures over school and study year 2021/'22, revised provisional figures over school and study year 2022/'23 and the provisional figures over school and study year 2023/'24 have been added.

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 2025, the revised provisional figures over school year and study year 2023/'24 and the provisional figures over school year and study year 2024/'25 will come available.
The figures over school year and study year 2022/'23 will become final.

Description topics

Participants en students