Preprimary education, duration in Curacao
Curacao: Preprimary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 202 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 2019
All-time low
2 years
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Preprimary education, duration in Curacao, 1999–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 6 years for preprimary education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Curacao peaked at 6 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2 years, in 1999.
That places Curacao 10th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Preprimary education, duration in Curacao, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2 years | — |
| 2000 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 years | +200.0% |
| 2020 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 years | +0.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 6 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 5 years, 1.2× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 6 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5 years, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4 years | 2 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
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More education data for Curacao
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary education, duration in Curacao?
- Preprimary education, duration in Curacao was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 years in 1999.
- How does Curacao rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Curacao ranks 10th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.