Official entrance age to compulsory education (years) (Official years) in Aruba
Aruba: Official entrance age to compulsory education (years) (Official years) was 4 years in 2019. ▬ Flat
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Aruba, 2011–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to compulsory education in Aruba is 4 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of 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.
That places Aruba 170th out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Official entrance age to compulsory education (years) (Official years) 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% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 4 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 6 years, 67% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 4 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5 years, 80% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 170 Argentina 4 years compare
- 170 Bolivia 4 years compare
- 170 Brazil 4 years compare
- 170 Cayman Islands 4 years compare
- 170 Costa Rica 4 years compare
- 170 Curacao 4 years compare
- 170 Ghana 4 years compare
- 170 Hungary 4 years compare
- 170 Luxembourg 4 years compare
- 170 Mexico 4 years compare
- 170 Nauru 4 years compare
- 170 Panama 4 years compare
- 170 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 4 years compare
- 170 Tonga 4 years compare
- 170 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 years compare
- 170 Uruguay 4 years 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 official entrance age to compulsory education in Aruba?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Aruba was 4 years in 2019, 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 170th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- 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
Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.