School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Aruba
Aruba: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 2,809 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2,809 number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
190th
of 205 countries
All-time high
3,171 number
in 2007
All-time low
1,673 number
in 1988
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Aruba, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 2,809 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Aruba peaked at 3,171 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,673 number, in 1988.
Aruba ranks 190th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Aruba, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,894 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,884 number | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 2,888 number | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 2,902 number | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 2,913 number | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 2,925 number | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 2,922 number | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 2,859 number | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 2,740 number | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 2,616 number | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 2,515 number | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 2,419 number | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 2,281 number | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 2,149 number | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 2,015 number | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 1,873 number | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 1,731 number | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 1,677 number | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 1,673 number | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1,693 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 1,733 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 1,804 number | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 1,853 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1,951 number | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 2,077 number | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 2,214 number | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 2,341 number | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 2,445 number | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 2,506 number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 2,551 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 2,606 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 2,674 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 2,757 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 2,864 number | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 2,976 number | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 3,080 number | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 3,162 number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 3,171 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 3,138 number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 3,083 number | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 3,040 number | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 3,011 number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 2,982 number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 2,964 number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 2,944 number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 2,914 number | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 2,874 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 2,852 number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 2,837 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,821 number | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 2,809 number | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,854 number | 2,616 number | 2,925 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,003 number | 1,673 number | 2,515 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,148 number | 1,733 number | 2,551 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,951 number | 2,606 number | 3,171 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,924 number | 2,821 number | 3,040 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,809 number | 2,809 number | 2,809 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 187 Seychelles 4,361 number compare
- 188 Curacao 4,269 number compare
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda 4,097 number compare
- 191 Dominica 2,754 number compare
- 192 Andorra 2,625 number compare
- 193 Cayman Islands 2,427 number compare
More education data for Aruba
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 628 (2016)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
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 2,809 number in 2020, 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 3,171 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,673 number in 1988.
- How does Aruba rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Aruba ranks 190th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.