School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Curaçao
Curaçao: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 8,492 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Curaçao, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Curaçao is 8,492, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 124.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Curaçao peaked at 10,775 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,499, in 2004.
That places Curaçao 177th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5,657 | — |
| 2000 | 4,671 | -17.4% |
| 2001 | 4,073 | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 3,739 | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 3,541 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 3,499 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 3,639 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 4,028 | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 4,136 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 3,951 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 3,846 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 3,735 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 3,698 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 3,634 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 3,670 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 3,686 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 3,782 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 3,990 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 4,160 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 4,100 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 10,775 | +162.8% |
| 2020 | 10,199 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 9,511 | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 8,970 | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 8,423 | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 8,856 | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 8,492 | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,657 | 5,657 | 5,657 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3,912 | 3,499 | 4,671 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,523 | 3,634 | 10,775 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,075 | 8,423 | 10,199 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
More education data for Curaçao
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Curaçao?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Curaçao was 8,492 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 10,775 in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,499 in 2004.
- How does Curaçao rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Curaçao ranks 177th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curaçao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release