Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Aruba
Aruba: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 573 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Aruba, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 573 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Aruba peaked at 805 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 461 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, male in Aruba, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 805 number | — |
| 1971 | 792 number | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 765 number | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 726 number | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 678 number | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 629 number | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 587 number | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 566 number | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 546 number | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 526 number | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 503 number | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 472 number | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 461 number | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 463 number | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 473 number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 487 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 500 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 518 number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 534 number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 549 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 562 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 574 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 586 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 602 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 618 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 631 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 641 number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 667 number | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 692 number | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 714 number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 734 number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 751 number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 759 number | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 758 number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 752 number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 740 number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 723 number | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 717 number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 711 number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 707 number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 707 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 713 number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 704 number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 698 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 692 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 686 number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 673 number | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 654 number | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 628 number | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 599 number | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 573 number | -4.3% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 573 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 3% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 573 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,926 number, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 662 number | 526 number | 805 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 496 number | 461 number | 549 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 628.7 number | 562 number | 714 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 735.2 number | 707 number | 759 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 675.4 number | 599 number | 713 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 573 number | 573 number | 573 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda 745 number compare
- 190 American Samoa 743 number compare
- 191 Marshall Islands 740 number compare
- 193 Dominica 433 number compare
- 194 Cayman Islands 398 number compare
- 195 Saint Kitts and Nevis 353 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, male in Aruba?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Aruba was 573 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 805 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 461 number in 1982.
- How does Aruba rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Aruba ranks 192nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.