Primary education, pupils in Aruba
Aruba: Primary education, pupils was 7,719 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils in Aruba, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Aruba is 7,719, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Aruba peaked at 10,390 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7,714, in 2022.
Aruba ranks 191st of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,096 | 9,096 | 9,096 | 1 |
| 2000s | 9,956 | 9,263 | 10,390 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,379 | 8,642 | 9,816 | 9 |
| 2020s | 8,070 | 7,714 | 8,448 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 188 Seychelles 9,592 compare
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda 8,720 compare
- 190 American Samoa 7,884 compare
- 192 Dominica 5,427 compare
- 193 Marshall Islands 5,369 compare
- 194 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5,110 compare
More education data for Aruba
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 107.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 628 (2016)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.61 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 109.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Aruba?
- Primary education, pupils in Aruba was 7,719 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 10,390 in 2006.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,714 in 2022.
- How does Aruba rank for primary education, pupils?
- Aruba ranks 191st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.