Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Aruba
Aruba: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 553 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Aruba, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Aruba stood at 553 number.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Aruba peaked at 773 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 439 number, in 1982.
Aruba ranks 192nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Aruba, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 773 number | — |
| 1971 | 762 number | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 737 number | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 698 number | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 652 number | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 603 number | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 560 number | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 541 number | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 523 number | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 504 number | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 480 number | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 449 number | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 439 number | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 440 number | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 448 number | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 459 number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 470 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 491 number | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 506 number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 513 number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 514 number | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 504 number | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 516 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 534 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 557 number | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 583 number | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 613 number | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 642 number | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 670 number | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 694 number | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 714 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 725 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 737 number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 742 number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 739 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 728 number | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 710 number | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 700 number | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 690 number | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 681 number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 677 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 679 number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 670 number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 666 number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 664 number | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 659 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 648 number | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 631 number | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 605 number | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 577 number | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 553 number | -4.2% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 553 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 3% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 553 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,959 number, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 635.3 number | 504 number | 773 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 469.5 number | 439 number | 513 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 582.7 number | 504 number | 694 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 716.6 number | 681 number | 742 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 647.6 number | 577 number | 679 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 553 number | 553 number | 553 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda 723 number compare
- 190 Marshall Islands 709 number compare
- 191 American Samoa 689 number compare
- 193 Dominica 418 number compare
- 194 Cayman Islands 385 number compare
- 195 Saint Kitts and Nevis 355 number compare
More education data for Aruba
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 553 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 493 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,182 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,144 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8,367 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.14 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,719 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Aruba?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Aruba was 553 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 773 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 439 number in 1982.
- How does Aruba rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Aruba ranks 192nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.