Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Curaçao
Curaçao: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 2,069 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Curaçao, 2011–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Curaçao recorded 2,069 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Curaçao peaked at 2,117 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2,045 number, in 2017.
That places Curaçao 184th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2,100 number | — |
| 2012 | 2,117 number | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2,109 number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2,088 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 2,064 number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 2,051 number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 2,045 number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,052 number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2,064 number | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 2,069 number | +0.2% |
Curaçao compared with similar countries
- Curaçao's 2,069 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 44,436 number, 5% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Curaçao's 2,069 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46,885 number, 4% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,077 number | 2,045 number | 2,117 number | 9 |
| 2020s | 2,069 number | 2,069 number | 2,069 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
- 181 Tonga 2,494 number compare
- 182 Micronesia, Federated States of 2,362 number compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 2,213 number compare
- 185 Grenada 1,832 number compare
- 186 United States Virgin Islands 1,798 number
- 187 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,651 number compare
More education data for Curaçao
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.6% (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Curaçao?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Curaçao was 2,069 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 2,117 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,045 number in 2017.
- How does Curaçao rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Curaçao ranks 184th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Curaçao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.