Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Aruba
Aruba: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 36.5% 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 36.5%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 44.7% 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 36.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2007.
Aruba ranks 7th of 124 countries on this measure, 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 | 8.9% | — |
| 2000 | 16.6% | +85.6% |
| 2001 | 19.7% | +18.7% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | -19.3% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | +178.8% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -96.3% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | +1536.4% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | -41.9% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +27.6% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +53.1% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | +44.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 1.3% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 16.2% | 36.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 4 Kazakhstan 41.5%
- 5 Zimbabwe 39.4% compare
- 6 Kyrgyzstan 36.8% compare
- 8 Azerbaijan 34.0% compare
- 9 Lesotho 34.0% compare
- 10 Panama 33.8% compare
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 36.5% 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 36.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2007.
- How does Aruba rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Aruba ranks 7th out of 124 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 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release