Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Curaçao
Curaçao: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.5211 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.5211 modelled data
Change on year
down 23.6%
World rank
181st
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.9231 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.5211 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Curaçao, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Curaçao is 0.5211 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.6% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Curaçao peaked at 0.9231 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5211 modelled data, in 2025.
That places Curaçao 181st out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9231 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.9225 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8923 modelled data | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8968 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8943 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8934 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8824 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8729 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8889 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8783 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8609 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8571 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8545 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8411 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8462 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8416 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8218 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.798 modelled data | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8125 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8468 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8333 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8289 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7826 modelled data | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6818 modelled data | -12.9% |
| 2025 | 0.5211 modelled data | -23.6% |
Curaçao compared with similar countries
- Curaçao's 0.5211 modelled data is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8519 modelled data, 61% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Curaçao's 0.5211 modelled data is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.886 modelled data, 59% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8967 modelled data | 0.8729 modelled data | 0.9231 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8412 modelled data | 0.798 modelled data | 0.8783 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7491 modelled data | 0.5211 modelled data | 0.8468 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
- 178 Russian Federation 0.5556 modelled data compare
- 179 Maldives 0.5502 modelled data compare
- 180 Myanmar 0.5248 modelled data compare
- 182 Seychelles 0.5128 modelled data compare
- 183 Tonga 0.5077 modelled data compare
- 184 Palestine, State of 0.5019 modelled data 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Curaçao?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Curaçao was 0.5211 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9231 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5211 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Curaçao rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Curaçao ranks 181st out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. 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 youth of upper secondary 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