School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Curaçao
Curaçao: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 2,300 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Curaçao, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Curaçao recorded 2,300 for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2025.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Curaçao peaked at 2,612 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1,752, in 2021.
That places Curaçao 190th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,612 | — |
| 2000 | 2,106 | -19.4% |
| 2001 | 2,221 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 2,290 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 2,192 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 2,136 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 2,219 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 2,302 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 2,116 | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 2,293 | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 2,088 | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 2,017 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 2,056 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 2,109 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 2,143 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2,006 | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 2,037 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1,959 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 2,008 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1,913 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 1,862 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1,842 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1,752 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 1,787 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1,880 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 2,361 | +25.6% |
| 2025 | 2,300 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,612 | 2,612 | 2,612 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,196 | 2,088 | 2,302 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,011 | 1,862 | 2,143 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,987 | 1,752 | 2,361 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
- 187 Guam 2,772 compare
- 188 Tonga 2,450 compare
- 189 Micronesia, Federated States of 2,378 compare
- 191 Saint Lucia 2,121 compare
- 192 Grenada 1,708 compare
- 193 Seychelles 1,704 compare
More education data for Curaçao
- 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)
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 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, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Curaçao?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Curaçao was 2,300 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 2,612 in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,752 in 2021.
- How does Curaçao rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Curaçao ranks 190th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release