Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Curaçao
Curaçao: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 5.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Curaçao, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Curaçao stood at 5.4%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Curaçao peaked at 12.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2025.
That places Curaçao 163rd out of 206 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, both in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.5% | — |
| 2001 | 12.4% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -25.2% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -11.4% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | -11.3% |
| 2025 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7% | 11.0% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 8.8% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 5.4% | 10.3% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Curaçao?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Curaçao was 5.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2025.
- How does Curaçao rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Curaçao ranks 163rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release