Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Aruba
Aruba: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 28.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Aruba, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Aruba is 28.9%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 41.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Aruba peaked at 28.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1999.
That places Aruba 10th out of 126 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.7% | — |
| 2000 | 15.0% | +163.9% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | -18.1% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +21.1% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -26.2% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | +207.7% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -79.2% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | +168.1% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | -43.3% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +31.7% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | +46.3% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | +41.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 6.0% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 12.0% | 28.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
More education data for Aruba
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 628 (2016)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
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 28.9% 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 28.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1999.
- How does Aruba rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Aruba ranks 10th out of 126 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 unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release