Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) (school both) in Curacao
Curacao: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) (school both) was 28,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Curacao, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Curacao is 28,000, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Curacao peaked at 30,888 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 18,905, in 2003.
That places Curacao 169th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) (school both) in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24,074 | — |
| 1999 | 23,910 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 20,818 | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 19,726 | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 18,970 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 18,905 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 19,085 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 19,141 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 19,224 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 30,888 | +60.7% |
| 2008 | 30,558 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 30,125 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 29,624 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 29,497 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 29,018 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 28,506 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 28,184 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 28,108 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 28,243 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 28,284 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 27,965 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 27,372 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 26,448 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 25,726 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 24,736 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 24,032 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 28,599 | +19.0% |
| 2025 | 28,000 | -2.1% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 28,000 is below the median for high income countries, which is 607,680, 5% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 28,000 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 381,770, 7% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) (school both) in Curacao 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +60.7% | 19,224 | 30,888 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,992 | 23,910 | 24,074 | 2 |
| 2000s | 22,744 | 18,905 | 30,888 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,480 | 27,372 | 29,624 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,257 | 24,032 | 28,599 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More education data for Curacao
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Curacao?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Curacao was 28,000 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 30,888 in 2007.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,905 in 2003.
- How does Curacao rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- Curacao ranks 169th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release