Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Curaçao
Curaçao: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 1,207 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Curaçao, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Curaçao recorded 1,207 for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Curaçao peaked at 1,290 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 859, in 2020.
Curaçao ranks 189th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,290 | — |
| 2000 | 1,117 | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 996 | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 1,080 | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 1,095 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1,118 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 1,112 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,169 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 1,210 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 1,073 | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 1,204 | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 1,089 | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 1,066 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1,074 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,124 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 1,123 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,017 | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 1,026 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,010 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1,030 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 947 | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 859 | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 914 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 893 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 885 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1,127 | +27.3% |
| 2025 | 1,207 | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,290 | 1,290 | 1,290 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,117 | 996 | 1,210 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,051 | 947 | 1,124 | 10 |
| 2020s | 980.83 | 859 | 1,207 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
- 186 Kiribati 1,514 compare
- 187 Tonga 1,331 compare
- 188 Micronesia, Federated States of 1,235 compare
- 190 Saint Lucia 1,064 compare
- 191 Grenada 887 compare
- 192 Seychelles 870 compare
More education data for Curaçao
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 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)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Curaçao?
- Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Curaçao was 1,207 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 1,290 in 1999.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 859 in 2020.
- How does Curaçao rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
- Curaçao ranks 189th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release