School age population, one year before the official primary … male in Aruba
Aruba: School age population, one year before the official primary … male was 557 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Aruba, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Aruba stood at 557.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Aruba peaked at 862 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 520, in 2010.
That places Aruba 196th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary … male in Aruba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 754 | — |
| 1971 | 728 | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 694 | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 671 | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 652 | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 637 | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 627 | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 618 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 624 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 625 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 629 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 625 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 616 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 605 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 597 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 592 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 589 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 586 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 586 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 591 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 608 | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 628 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 649 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 647 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 658 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 681 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 695 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 671 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 676 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 757 | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 710 | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 786 | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 710 | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 754 | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 644 | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 717 | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 862 | +20.2% |
| 2007 | 668 | -22.5% |
| 2008 | 673 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 594 | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 520 | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 797 | +53.3% |
| 2012 | 763 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 753 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 708 | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 643 | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 607 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 636 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 695 | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 789 | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 826 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 681 | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 653 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 568 | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 542 | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 557 | +2.8% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 557 is below the median for high income countries, which is 20,424, 3% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 557 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16,854, 3% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, one year before the official primary … male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +53.3% | 520 | 797 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 663 | 618 | 754 | 10 |
| 1980s | 601.6 | 586 | 629 | 10 |
| 1990s | 667 | 608 | 757 | 10 |
| 2000s | 711.8 | 594 | 862 | 10 |
| 2010s | 691.1 | 520 | 797 | 10 |
| 2020s | 637.83 | 542 | 826 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 193 Grenada 715 compare
- 194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 638 compare
- 195 Antigua and Barbuda 562 compare
- 197 United States Virgin Islands 463 compare
- 198 Marshall Islands 440 compare
- 199 Cayman Islands 406 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, one year before the official primary entry in Aruba?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Aruba was 557 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 862 in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 520 in 2010.
- How does Aruba rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Aruba ranks 196th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release