School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Aruba
Aruba: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 2,216 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
2,216 number
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
191st
of 206 countries
All-time high
3,156 number
in 1970
All-time low
1,847 number
in 1981
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Aruba, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Aruba stood at 2,216 number.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Aruba peaked at 3,156 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,847 number, in 1981.
Aruba ranks 191st of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Aruba, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,156 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,054 number | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 2,896 number | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 2,704 number | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 2,506 number | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 2,336 number | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 2,239 number | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 2,189 number | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 2,138 number | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 2,075 number | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 1,984 number | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 1,847 number | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 1,863 number | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 1,920 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 1,998 number | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 2,078 number | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 2,132 number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 2,215 number | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 2,265 number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 2,281 number | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 2,262 number | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 2,196 number | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 2,222 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 2,278 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 2,355 number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 2,446 number | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 2,559 number | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 2,683 number | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 2,791 number | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 2,875 number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 2,929 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 2,939 number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 2,941 number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2,917 number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 2,872 number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 2,809 number | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 2,739 number | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 2,715 number | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 2,695 number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 2,684 number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2,691 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2,724 number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 2,698 number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 2,679 number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2,657 number | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2,613 number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 2,530 number | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 2,430 number | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 2,317 number | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 2,216 number | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,529 number | 2,075 number | 3,156 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,058 number | 1,847 number | 2,281 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,467 number | 2,196 number | 2,875 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,824 number | 2,684 number | 2,941 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,556 number | 2,216 number | 2,724 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 188 Seychelles 3,213 number compare
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda 2,969 number compare
- 190 Marshall Islands 2,889 number compare
- 192 Andorra 1,997 number compare
- 193 United States Virgin Islands 1,877 number compare
- 194 Sint Maarten 1,744 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)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 107.72 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 107.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Aruba?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Aruba was 2,216 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 3,156 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,847 number in 1981.
- How does Aruba rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Aruba ranks 191st out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.