Population of compulsory school age, male in Curacao
Curacao: Population of compulsory school age, male was 14,268 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
14,268
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
169th
of 197 countries
All-time high
15,544
in 2008
All-time low
9,566
in 2003
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Population of compulsory school age, male in Curacao, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 14,268 for population of compulsory school age, male in 2025.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Curacao peaked at 15,544 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9,566, 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, male in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12,154 | — |
| 1999 | 12,069 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 10,529 | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 9,995 | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 9,573 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 9,566 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 9,660 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 9,709 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 9,792 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 15,444 | +57.7% |
| 2008 | 15,544 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 15,404 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 15,189 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 15,108 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 14,816 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 14,564 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 14,493 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 14,396 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 14,437 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 14,505 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 14,334 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 13,971 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 13,463 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 13,090 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 12,609 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 12,285 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 14,549 | +18.4% |
| 2025 | 14,268 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,112 | 12,069 | 12,154 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11,522 | 9,566 | 15,544 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,581 | 13,971 | 15,189 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,377 | 12,285 | 14,549 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 166 Tonga 19,097 compare
- 167 Barbados 18,503 compare
- 168 Sao Tome and Principe 17,680 compare
- 170 Kiribati 13,784 compare
- 171 Saint Lucia 10,727 compare
- 172 Micronesia (country) 9,808 compare
More education data for Curacao
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.6% (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 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, male in Curacao?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Curacao was 14,268 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 15,544 in 2008.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,566 in 2003.
- How does Curacao rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Curacao ranks 169th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release