Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in Aruba
Aruba: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) was 589 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Aruba, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 589 for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Aruba peaked at 1,523 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 589, in 2024.
That places Aruba 182nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in Aruba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 780 | — |
| 2000 | 957 | +22.7% |
| 2001 | 986 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 962 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 992 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1,026 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1,259 | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 1,263 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,304 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1,301 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,281 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1,333 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 1,453 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 1,523 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 795 | -47.8% |
| 2014 | 842 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 797 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 777 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 589 | -24.2% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 589 is below the median for high income countries, which is 97,133, 1% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 589 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 103,076, 1% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in Aruba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -47.8% | 1,523 | 795 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 780 | 780 | 780 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,133 | 957 | 1,304 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,074 | 777 | 1,523 | 7 |
| 2020s | 589 | 589 | 589 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 179 Suriname 811 compare
- 180 Marshall Islands 792 compare
- 181 Seychelles 761 compare
- 183 San Marino 489 compare
- 184 Turks and Caicos Islands 464 compare
- 185 Palau 444 compare
More education data for Aruba
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,144 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -8.14 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,719 (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7,719 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8,367 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 553 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Aruba?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Aruba was 589 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 1,523 in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 589 in 2024.
- How does Aruba rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
- Aruba ranks 182nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release