Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Curaçao
Curaçao: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 5.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Curaçao, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Curaçao is 5.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Curaçao peaked at 6.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2017.
Curaçao ranks 93rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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, both sexes in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.6% | — |
| 2001 | 6.4% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 5.3% | +3.9% |
Curaçao compared with similar countries
- Curaçao's 5.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 5.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Curaçao's 5.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.7%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.7% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 3.6% | 5.3% | 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, both sexes in Curaçao?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Curaçao was 5.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2017.
- How does Curaçao rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Curaçao ranks 93rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release