Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Aruba
Aruba: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 1.0% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Aruba, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2016, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Aruba stood at 1.0%.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Aruba peaked at 1.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2015.
Aruba ranks 118th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Aruba, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.6% | — |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +23.4% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -18.6% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -24.1% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 115 Ethiopia 1.1% compare
- 116 Bangladesh 1.0%
- 117 Eswatini 1.0% compare
- 119 Monaco 1.0%
- 120 Botswana 1.0%
- 121 Liechtenstein 0.7% compare
More education data for Aruba
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 628 (2016)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 107.72 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 107.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Aruba?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Aruba was 1.0% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
- How does Aruba rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Aruba ranks 118th out of 121 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release