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 2023SJ00 2,428
Total male and female Younger than 5 years Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 278
Total male and female 5 years Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 282
Total male and female 6 years Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 268
Total male and female 7 years Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 262
Total male and female 8 years Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 312
Total male and female 9 years Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 322
Total male and female 10 years Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 336
Total male and female 11 years Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 286
Total male and female 12 years or older Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 82
Total male and female Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO) Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 2,522
Total male and female Total secondary general education (VO) Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 1,692
Total male and female VO: Practical education Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 201
Total male and female VO: Lower forms Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 764
Total male and female VO: General programmes Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 489
Total male and female VO: Pre-vocational programmes Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 238
Total male and female Vocational education - CVQ Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 74
Total male and female Vocational education - MBO Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 756
Male Total primary education Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 1,223
Male Younger than 5 years Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 140
Male 5 years Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 153
Male 6 years Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 131
Male 7 years Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 115
Male 8 years Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 156
Male 9 years Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 155
Male 10 years Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 181
Male 11 years Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 141
Male 12 years or older Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 51
Male Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO) Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 .
Male Total secondary general education (VO) Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 867
Male VO: Practical education Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 128
Male VO: Lower forms Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 374
Male VO: General programmes Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 235
Male VO: Pre-vocational programmes Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 130
Male Vocational education - CVQ Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 43
Male Vocational education - MBO Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 .
Female Total primary education Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 1,205
Female Younger than 5 years Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 138
Female 5 years Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 129
Female 6 years Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 137
Female 7 years Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 147
Female 8 years Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 156
Female 9 years Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 167
Female 10 years Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 155
Female 11 years Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 145
Female 12 years or older Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 31
Female Total secondary education (VO, CVQ, MBO) Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 .
Female Total secondary general education (VO) Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 825
Female VO: Practical education Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 73
Female VO: Lower forms Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 390
Female VO: General programmes Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 254
Female VO: Pre-vocational programmes Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 108
Female Vocational education - CVQ Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 31
Female Vocational education - MBO Caribbean Netherlands 2023SJ00 .
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.

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Participants en students