School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Curaçao
Curaçao: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 1,506 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Curaçao, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Curaçao is 1,506, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 16.9% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Curaçao peaked at 2,854 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1,460, in 2023.
Curaçao ranks 192nd of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,854 | — |
| 2000 | 2,418 | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 2,045 | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 1,964 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 1,804 | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 1,784 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1,787 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,946 | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 2,198 | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 1,942 | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 2,018 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1,828 | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 1,915 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 1,819 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 1,821 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,876 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 1,853 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,960 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 2,063 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 2,090 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1,972 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 1,884 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 1,771 | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 1,685 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 1,460 | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 1,812 | +24.1% |
| 2025 | 1,506 | -16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,854 | 2,854 | 2,854 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,991 | 1,784 | 2,418 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,920 | 1,819 | 2,090 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,686 | 1,460 | 1,884 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
- 189 Tonga 2,262 compare
- 190 Saint Lucia 2,052 compare
- 191 Seychelles 1,762 compare
- 193 Grenada 1,404 compare
- 194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,259 compare
- 195 Antigua and Barbuda 1,108 compare
More education data for Curaçao
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 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 lower 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)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.6% (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Curaçao?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Curaçao was 1,506 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 2,854 in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,460 in 2023.
- How does Curaçao rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Curaçao ranks 192nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release