Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Curaçao
Curaçao: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 2.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 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, female in Curaçao is 2.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Curaçao peaked at 6.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2019.
That places Curaçao 121st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, female in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.5% | — |
| 2001 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
Curaçao compared with similar countries
- Curaçao's 2.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 2.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Curaçao's 2.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.2%, 40% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.3% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.1% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
- 118 Canada 2.3% compare
- 119 Hong Kong, China 2.2% compare
- 119 North Macedonia 2.2% compare
- 121 Ecuador 2.1% compare
- 121 Saudi Arabia 2.1% compare
- 124 Naoero 1.9% compare
- 124 Slovakia 1.9% compare
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, female in Curaçao?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Curaçao was 2.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2019.
- How does Curaçao rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Curaçao ranks 121st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release