Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … graduating adjusted in Aruba
Aruba: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … graduating adjusted was 1.7% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Aruba, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Aruba is 1.7%, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Aruba peaked at 2.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2007.
Aruba ranks 30th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … graduating adjusted in Aruba, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.9% | — |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -31.0% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +35.7% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -23.7% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +26.4% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -92.5% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +1197.0% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +23.4% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -0.7% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 1.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.6%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 1.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.5%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … graduating adjusted in Aruba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +1197.0% | 0.1% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.1% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
More education data for Aruba
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,144 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 553 (2016)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.24 (2014)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 493 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,182 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 12.2 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0361 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -7.52 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,901 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0354 units per person (2024)
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 1.7% 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 2.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
- How does Aruba rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Aruba ranks 30th 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 up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Education 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