Official entrance age to compulsory education in Aruba
Aruba: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 4 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
4 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
166th
of 200 countries
All-time high
4 years
in 2011
All-time low
4 years
in 2011
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Aruba, 2011–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to compulsory education in Aruba stood at 4 years. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Aruba peaked at 4 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 2011.
Aruba ranks 166th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Aruba, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4 years | — |
| 2012 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 166 Argentina 4 years compare
- 166 Bulgaria 4 years compare
- 166 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4 years compare
- 166 Brazil 4 years compare
- 166 Switzerland 4 years compare
- 166 Costa Rica 4 years compare
- 166 Curaçao 4 years compare
- 166 Cayman Islands 4 years compare
- 166 Ghana 4 years compare
- 166 Gibraltar 4 years compare
- 166 Hungary 4 years compare
- 166 Luxembourg 4 years compare
- 166 Maldives 4 years compare
- 166 Mexico 4 years compare
- 166 Nepal 4 years compare
- 166 Naoero 4 years compare
- 166 Panama 4 years compare
- 166 Sint Maarten 4 years compare
- 166 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 years compare
- 166 Tonga 4 years compare
- 166 Uruguay 4 years compare
More education data for Aruba
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 628 (2016)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 107.72 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 107.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Aruba?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Aruba was 4 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 4 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 2011.
- How does Aruba rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Aruba ranks 166th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release