Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Curaçao
Curaçao: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.253 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.253 modelled data
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
189th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.9559 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.253 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Curaçao, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Curaçao stood at 0.253 modelled data. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Curaçao peaked at 0.9559 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.253 modelled data, in 2025.
Curaçao ranks 189th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9559 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.9394 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9077 modelled data | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9206 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.873 modelled data | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.871 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8814 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.875 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8491 modelled data | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8431 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.84 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8333 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8478 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8372 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8205 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8056 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7647 modelled data | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.697 modelled data | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6111 modelled data | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5 modelled data | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 0.42 modelled data | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3729 modelled data | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3188 modelled data | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2857 modelled data | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2593 modelled data | -9.3% |
| 2025 | 0.253 modelled data | -2.4% |
Curaçao compared with similar countries
- Curaçao's 0.253 modelled data is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9774 modelled data, 26% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Curaçao's 0.253 modelled data is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1 modelled data, 25% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8916 modelled data | 0.8431 modelled data | 0.9559 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7557 modelled data | 0.5 modelled data | 0.8478 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3183 modelled data | 0.253 modelled data | 0.42 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
More education data for Curaçao
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Curaçao?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Curaçao was 0.253 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9559 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.253 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Curaçao rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Curaçao ranks 189th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curaçao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release