Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Aruba
Aruba: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary was 8.57 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Aruba, 1999–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Aruba is 8.57, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 36.8% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Aruba peaked at 13.56 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.57, in 2016.
That places Aruba 153rd out of 175 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Aruba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.45 | — |
| 2000 | 9.62 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 9.58 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 10.01 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 9.89 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 9.79 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 9.24 | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 8.95 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 10.05 | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 10.53 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 9.51 | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 10.4 | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 10.98 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 9.89 | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 10.36 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 10.65 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 13.56 | +27.3% |
| 2016 | 8.57 | -36.8% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 8.57 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.94, 66% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 8.57 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.55, 63% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Aruba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -36.8% | 13.56 | 8.57 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.45 | 9.45 | 9.45 | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.72 | 8.95 | 10.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.63 | 8.57 | 13.56 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
More education data for Aruba
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7,719 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,144 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8,367 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,182 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 493 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 553 (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Aruba?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Aruba was 8.57 in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 13.56 in 2015.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.57 in 2016.
- How does Aruba rank for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
- Aruba ranks 153rd out of 175 countries with data for 2016.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.