Duration of compulsory education in Curacao
Curacao: Duration of compulsory education was 14 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
14
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 205 countries
All-time high
14
in 2007
All-time low
9
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Curacao, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 14 for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Curacao peaked at 14 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9, in 1998.
That places Curacao 8th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Duration of compulsory education in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9 | — |
| 1999 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14 | +55.6% |
| 2008 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14 | +0.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 14 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11, 1.3× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 14 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.5 | 9 | 14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More education data for Curacao
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Curacao?
- Duration of compulsory education in Curacao was 14 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 14 in 2007.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 1998.
- How does Curacao rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Curacao ranks 8th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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