Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Aruba
Aruba: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) was 144 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Aruba, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2016, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Aruba stood at 144.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 81.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Aruba peaked at 983 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 143, in 2013.
That places Aruba 136th out of 146 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Aruba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 499 | — |
| 2000 | 636 | +27.5% |
| 2001 | 648 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 639 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 691 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 725 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 804 | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 783 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 800 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 880 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 871 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 898 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 921 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 983 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 143 | -85.5% |
| 2014 | 154 | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 145 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 144 | -0.7% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 144 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4,802, 3% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 144 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,788, 2% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 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 | -85.5% | 983 | 143 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 499 | 499 | 499 | 1 |
| 2000s | 747.7 | 636 | 880 | 10 |
| 2010s | 484 | 143 | 983 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 133 Samoa 286 compare
- 134 Brazil 234 compare
- 135 Cape Verde 166 compare
- 137 Seychelles 87
- 138 Macao 86 compare
- 139 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 71
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, isced 5 programmes, female in Aruba?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Aruba was 144 in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 983 in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 143 in 2013.
- How does Aruba rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- Aruba ranks 136th out of 146 countries with data for 2016.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.6%. 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, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release