Official entrance age to compulsory education in Aruba
Aruba: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 4 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
166th
of 200 countries
All-time high
4
in 2011
All-time low
4
in 2011
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Aruba, 2011–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to compulsory education in Aruba is 4, measured in 2025. 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 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2011.
Aruba ranks 166th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
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More education data for Aruba
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 628 (2016)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (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 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2011.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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