School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Aruba
Aruba: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) was 2,777 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Aruba, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 2,777 for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Aruba peaked at 3,253 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1,591, in 1989.
Aruba ranks 198th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Aruba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,083 | — |
| 1971 | 3,164 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 3,253 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 3,249 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 3,206 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 3,112 | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 2,993 | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 2,831 | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 2,671 | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 2,492 | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 2,316 | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 2,177 | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 2,160 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 2,128 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 2,126 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 2,101 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 2,014 | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 1,885 | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 1,728 | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 1,591 | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 1,614 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 1,860 | +15.2% |
| 1992 | 2,331 | +25.3% |
| 1993 | 2,476 | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 2,638 | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 2,779 | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 2,762 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 2,749 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 2,718 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 2,626 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 2,792 | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 2,626 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 2,792 | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 2,833 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 2,780 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 2,906 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 3,002 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 2,970 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 3,031 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 3,016 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 2,963 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 3,013 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 2,997 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 3,034 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 3,021 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2,917 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 2,809 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 2,715 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 2,778 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 2,906 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 2,868 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 2,812 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 2,712 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 2,619 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 2,566 | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 2,777 | +8.2% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 2,777 is below the median for high income countries, which is 156,288, 2% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 2,777 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 118,064, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +25.3% | 1,860 | 2,331 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,005 | 2,492 | 3,253 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,023 | 1,591 | 2,316 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,455 | 1,614 | 2,779 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,875 | 2,626 | 3,031 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,915 | 2,715 | 3,034 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,726 | 2,566 | 2,868 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 195 Antigua and Barbuda 3,638 compare
- 196 Andorra 3,358 compare
- 197 United States Virgin Islands 2,866 compare
- 199 Dominica 2,584 compare
- 200 Cayman Islands 2,337 compare
- 201 Bermuda 1,874 compare
More education data for Aruba
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,144 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -8.14 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,719 (2024)
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7,719 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8,367 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 553 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Aruba?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Aruba was 2,777 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 3,253 in 1972.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,591 in 1989.
- How does Aruba rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Aruba ranks 198th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release