Population of compulsory school age, female in Curacao
Curacao: Population of compulsory school age, female was 13,732 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in Curacao, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 13,732 for population of compulsory school age, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Curacao peaked at 15,444 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9,339, in 2003.
Curacao ranks 169th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11,920 | — |
| 1999 | 11,841 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 10,289 | -13.1% |
| 2001 | 9,731 | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 9,397 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 9,339 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 9,425 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 9,432 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 9,432 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15,444 | +63.7% |
| 2008 | 15,014 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 14,721 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 14,435 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 14,389 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 14,202 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 13,942 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 13,691 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 13,712 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 13,806 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 13,779 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 13,631 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 13,401 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 12,985 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 12,636 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 12,127 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 11,747 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 14,050 | +19.6% |
| 2025 | 13,732 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,880 | 11,841 | 11,920 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11,222 | 9,339 | 15,444 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,899 | 13,401 | 14,435 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,880 | 11,747 | 14,050 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More education data for Curacao
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.6% (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in Curacao?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Curacao was 13,732 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 15,444 in 2007.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,339 in 2003.
- How does Curacao rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Curacao ranks 169th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release