Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Aruba
Aruba: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.7% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Aruba, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2016, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Aruba stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Aruba peaked at 1.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2016.
That places Aruba 107th out of 121 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Aruba, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.6% | — |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -17.5% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +38.2% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -24.4% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -21.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 5 |
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More education data for Aruba
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,144 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8,367 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7,719 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.14 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,719 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.02 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Aruba?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Aruba was 0.7% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- How does Aruba rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Aruba ranks 107th out of 121 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release